Stigmella epicosma (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): First Distribution Records from Chile and First Host Plant Record

The presence of Stigmella epicosma (Meyrick) is reported for the first time from two coastal valleys from northern Chile: Azapa and Chaca. Adults examined were reared from leafminer larvae on Trixis cacalioides (Asteraceae), the first host plant known for S. epicosma.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vargas,HA
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 2011
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2011000100026
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