Life history and systematics of Albusambia elaphoglossumae (Lepidoptera: Crambidae): A new genus and species of musotimine with leaf-mining biology from Costa Rica

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 487-501

  Solis, M Alma ^a   Davis, Donald R ^b   Nishida, Kenji ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

E. biolleyi; Elaphoglossum conspersum; Fern; Gregarious larvae; Leaf miner; Neotropical; Neurophyseta; Proacrias; Undulambia

Indexed keywords

AGROMYZIDAE; CRAMBIDAE; ELAPHOGLOSSUM CONSPERSUM; FILICOPHYTA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; UNDULAMBIA;

EID: 33751097057     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 00347744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15517/rbt.v53i3-4.14617     Document Type: Article

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