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- Title
DEFINING CLEPSIS PENETRALIS RAZOWSKI (TORTRICIDAE) USING MORPHOLOGY AND MOLECULES: A WIDESPREAD BUT OVERLOOKED NORTH AMERICAN SPECIES.
- Authors
KRUSE, JAMES J.; POWELL, JERRY A.
- Abstract
The taxonomic status of Clepsis penetralis has remained enigmatic since its description in 1979. Using specimens collected or borrowed from across the U.S.A., we examined genitalic and wing characters as well as mitochondrial DNA sequence in order to distinguish C. penetralis from the similar congener C. peritana. The genomic integrity of the two species was strongly supported, and the mtDNA sequence data further suggest a potential additional new species from California. Examinations of collections across the country indicate that C. penetralis is a widespread species that has been widely overlooked.
- Subjects
NORTH America; TORTRICIDAE; TAXONOMY; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; INSECTS
- Publication
Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 2014, Vol 68, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0024-0966
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18473/lepi.v68i1.a4