You are here
Home » Nepticuloidea » Nepticuloidea » Nepticulidae » Stigmella » Core Stigmella » Stigmella epicosma group » Stigmella altiplanica - Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Recent Publications
- The Nepticulidae and Opostegidae (Lepidoptera) of North West Europe
- Introduction to the Nepticulidae
- Stigmella aurella (F.) and Stigmella splendidissimella (H.S.) (Lep., Nepticulidae) - a method of distinguishing mines on Rubus
- The Ando-Patagonian Stigmella magnispinella group (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) with description of new species from Ecuador, Peru and Argentina
- Die Lepidopterenfauna von Herkulesbad und Orsova. Eine zoogeographische Studie
- Influences of leaf-mining insects on their host plants: A review
Nepticuloidea
Stigmella altiplanica Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Nomenclature
-
Unranked: Core StigmellaUnranked: Stigmella epicosma group
Species:
Stigmella altiplanica Diškus & Stonis in Stonis et al., 2016
Usage:
valid
Type information:
Holotype: ♂, PERU, Dept. Ancash, 35 km SE Huaraz, Cerro Cahuish, 9°40'50"S, 77°13'32"W, 4100 m, Quabrada Pucavado, 15–18.ii.1987, O. Karsholt, genitalia slide no. AD647♂ (ZMUC).
type genitalia preparation:
AD647
Type depository:
Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen (ZMUC)
Etymology:
The species name is derived from Spanish Altiplano (high plain) in reference to the high altitude occurrence of the new species.