First record of the sedge feeder Bactra verutana Zeller (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Chile based on morphology and DNA barcodes |
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| Authors: | Héctor A. Vargas Marcelo Vargas-Ortiz |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Universidad de Tarapacá, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Recursos Ambientales, Arica, Chile;2. Universidad de Concepción, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Departamento de Zoología, Programa de Doctorado en Sistemática y Biodiversidad Concepción, Chile |
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| Abstract: | The sedge-feeding moth Bactra verutana Zeller, 1875 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae: Bactrini), described from Dallas, Texas, USA, is widespread, recorded throughout much North America, Central and South America, including the Caribbean, and Africa. The species is recorded for the first time from Chile based on specimens collected in the coastal valleys of the Atacama Desert, where its larvae feed on Cyperus corymbosus Rottb. var. subnodosus (Nees & Meyen) Kük. (Cyperaceae). A single DNA barcode haplotype, which is widespread in USA, was found in two Chilean specimens sequenced. |
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| Keywords: | Corresponding author. Atacama Desert Cyperaceae DNA barcoding |
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