A new species of Nanodacna Clarke (Lepidoptera: Elachistidae: Agonoxeninae) feeding on the seeds of Austrocedrus chilensis (Cupressaceae) in Andean Argentina

Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 100-113

  Landry, Jean François ^a   Adamski, David ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andean Cedar; Homoeoprepes; Immature stages; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS; CUPRESSACEAE; ELACHISTIDAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 4544344949     PISSN: 00240966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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