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Description of a new moss-feeding species of Cidariplura Butler, 1879 (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) from China

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A new species of Cidariplura Butler, 1879, Cidariplura guiyuea sp. n. is described from Guizhou and Guangdong Provinces, China, which was reared from larva to adult feeding on Cyrto-hypnum gratum… Click to show full abstract

A new species of Cidariplura Butler, 1879, Cidariplura guiyuea sp. n. is described from Guizhou and Guangdong Provinces, China, which was reared from larva to adult feeding on Cyrto-hypnum gratum (P. Beauv.) Buck & Crum. The new species is illustrated with images of the adult, male genitalia and compared with similar species Cidariplura bilineata (Wileman & South, 1919) and Cidariplura brevivittalis (Moore, 1867).  

Keywords: new moss; cidariplura butler; description new; butler 1879; species cidariplura

Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2023

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