TL;DR: The Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador are reported, with nine new species or subspecies described and illustrated.
Abstract: The Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea) of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Ten species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea) have been found so far on the Galapagos Islands. In addition to Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton, reported elsewhere, nine new species or subspecies are described and illustrated: Acrocercops serrigera galapagosensis ssp. n. (reared from Waltheria ovata Cav., Sterculiaceae), Caloptilia dondavisi sp. n. (reared from Rhynchosia minima (L.) DC., Leguminosae), Caloptilia galacotra sp. n., Caloptilia cruzorum sp. n. (reared from Galactia sp., Leguminosae), Cryptolectica lazaroi sp. n. (reared from Synedrella nodiflora (L.) Gartn. and Ageratum conyzoides L., Asteraceae), Dialectica galapagosensis sp. n. (reared from Macraea laricifolia Hook, f., Asteraceae), Dialectica sanctaecrucis darwini ssp. n., Neurostrota magnifica sp. n., and Neurostrota brunnea sp. n. A lectotype is designated for Acrocercops serrigera Meyrick.
TL;DR: A new genus and species of moths is described from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber, Tanyglossus orectometopus, which represents the first fossil member of this family Douglasiidae and adds to the scant knowledge of the diversity of Mesozoic Glossata.
Abstract: A new genus and species of moths, Tanyglossus orectometopus n. gen. et sp. (Lepidoptera: Gracillarioidea), is described from mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber. Autapomorphies for the new genus a...
TL;DR: The hitherto unknown female of Filatima djakovica Anikin & Piskunov, 1996, femina nova (Gelechiidae) is described based on material from the Kiev region and the mountains of Crimea.
Abstract: Twenty-eight rare and poorly known lepidopteran species from eleven families are recorded from different regions of Ukraine. Eight species are recorded for the first time: Bucculatrix pannonica Deschka, 1982 (Bucculatricidae); Biselachista serricornis (Stainton, 1854) (Elachistidae); Aplota nigricans (Zeller, 1852) (Oecophoridae); Caulastrocecis pudicella (Mann, 1861), Scrobipalpa soffneri Povolný, 1964, Syncopacma polychromella (Rebel, 1902) (Gelechiidae); Phycita torrenti Agenjo, 1962 (Pyralidae) and Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Crambidae). The hitherto unknown female of Filatima djakovica Anikin & Piskunov, 1996, femina nova (Gelechiidae) is described based on material from the Kiev region. Caloptilia jailensis sp. n. (Gracillariidae) is described from the mountains of Crimea.
TL;DR: A total of twenty-five species are recorded from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, with images of adults provided.
Abstract: A total of twenty-five species are recorded from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China, with images of adults provided Fifteen species are report