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Taxonomy And Biology Of A New Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera) From Central Chile, T. Heath Ogden
Taxonomy And Biology Of A New Oecophoridae (Lepidoptera) From Central Chile, T. Heath Ogden
T. Heath Ogden
The adult, larva, and pupa of Afdera jimenae Ogden & Parra sp. nov. are described and illustrated. Larvae live in leaf litter throughout all instars and are generalists feeding upon the fallen leaves of a number of different plant species of sclerophyllous forests. Comments on morphological details and bionomics of this species are given. This is the second species of Afdera know for Chile.