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Chileoptilia yaroella Vargas & Landry, 2005

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Chileoptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Vargas & Landry, 2005
Citation:Chileoptilia yaroella Vargas & Landry, n. sp.
Original genus:Chileoptilia
Publication:Vargas, H. A. & Landry, B. 2005. A new genus and species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) feeding on flowers of Acacia macracantha Willd. (Mimosaceae) in Chile.
Journal:Acta Entomologica Chilena
Volume:29
Issue:1
Pagination:51–54, figs 1–19
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Chileoptilia yaroella Vargas & Landry, 2005 Holotype MHNG Holotype ♂, MHNG ENTO 00011906, MHNG Chile Chile, I Región, Chaca, vii.2003, leg. H.A. Vargas.
Chileoptilia yaroella Vargas & Landry, 2005 Paratype BMNH Paratypes 15♂ and 14♀, genitalia slides MHNG 2749, BL 1562, BL 1563, BMNH, MHNG, IDEA, MNNC, and USNM. Chile Chile, I Región, Chaca, vii.2003, leg. H.A. Vargas.

DNA voucher(s)
BLPDK996-09  GMCAB1409-15  GMCAB242-15  GMCAB452-15  GMCAB460-15  GMCBB192-14  GMCCC072-14  GMCCC182-14  GMCCC313-14  GMCCC335-14  GMCDD612-14  GMCDD612-14  GMCDD634-14  GMCR1215-13  GMCRK184-13  GMCZZ205-15  GRPAL480-11  GRPAL919-12  PLXCY516-20 

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Chileoptilia yaroella Vargas & Landry, 2005 Chile Vargas, H. A. & Landry, B. 2005. A new genus and species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) feeding on flowers of Acacia macracantha Willd. (Mimosaceae) in Chile. page 56
Chileoptilia yaroella Vargas & Landry, 2005 Costa Rica page BOLD
Plant note:

Larva lives inside the flowers of the host plant, moving from one flower to the other. No mining stage was observed. (Vargas & Landry 2005: 56).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Chileoptilia yaroella Vargas & Landry, 2005 Vachellia macracantha Fabaceae Chile Vargas, H. A. & Landry, B. 2005. A new genus and species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) feeding on flowers of Acacia macracantha Willd. (Mimosaceae) in Chile. page 56
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination