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30 August 2017 A New Phycitine Genus and Species of a Pourouma-Feeding Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Panama
M. Alma Solis, H. H. Neunzig
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Abstract

Astudy of insects associated with the guarumo de pava tree, Pourouma bicolor Martius (Urticaceae), in Panama resulted in the discovery of a new phycitine moth genus and species, Vorapourouma basseti, new genus, new species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), described herein. The immatures were collected by beating vegetation using the Fort Sherman Canopy Crane in Panama, and subsequently reared in the laboratory. Although a number of Lepidoptera have been recorded to feed on Pourouma, this is the first pyraloid recorded from this host plant.

M. Alma Solis and H. H. Neunzig "A New Phycitine Genus and Species of a Pourouma-Feeding Moth (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from Panama," Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 119(3), 464-470, (30 August 2017). https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.119.3.464
Published: 30 August 2017
KEYWORDS
canopy crane
Insecta
Lepidoptera
new genus
new species
Panama
Phycitinae
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