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Nepticuloidea
Stigmella ageratinae Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Nomenclature
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Unranked: Core StigmellaUnranked: Stigmella epicosma group
Species:
Stigmella ageratinae Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Holotype: ♀, BOLIVIA, Copacabana (southern shore of Lake Titicaca), 16°09'42"S, 69°05'19"W, elevation 3930 m, mining larvae on Ageratina pentlandiana (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob., 28.iv.2014, ex pupa v.2014, field card no. 5171, A. Diškus, genitalia slide no. AD596♀ (ZMUC).
Type host:
Ageratina pentlandiana (DC.) R.M. King & H. Rob. (Asteraceae)
type genitalia preparation:
AD596
Type depository:
Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen (ZMUC)
Etymology:
The species is named after the host-plant genus Ageratina Spach (Asteraceae).