The Archipini fauna of the Caribbean is revised to include 33 species. Most previously described species occurring in the region are redescribed and figured, with 13 new species: , (including and ), , , , , , , , , , , and Three new combinations are proposed: (Razowski, 1999), (including Razowski, 1999, ), (Razowski, 1999), , and (Razowski & Becker, 2000b), , Razowski & Becker, 2010 is reduced to subspecies rank under Razowski, 1999, resulting in Razowski & Becker, 2010, Four new synonymies are proposed: Razowski & Becker, 2010, as junior synonym of Razowski & Becker, 2010; Razowski & Becker, 2010, as junior synonym of (Clemens, 1860); and Razowski, 1999, and Razowski, 1999 as junior synonyms of (Dyar, 1901). Males of Razowski, 1999, Razowski, 1999, and (Razowski, 1999), are described for the first time; females of (Razowski & Becker, 2000a) and (Razowski, 1999) are described for the first time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe discuss seven species of tortricid moths that are leafminers at least in early instars. These include Grapholita thermopsidis Eiseman Austin, new species, which feeds on Thermopsis rhombifolia (Pursh) Richardson (Fabaceae), along with two others for which larval hosts were previously unknown: Catastega triangulana Brown (Ericaceae: Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth) and Sparganothis xanthoides (Walker) (Polemoniaceae: Phlox divaricata L.).
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