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Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/ Ornixolinae (subfamily)/ Neurostrota (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Busck, 1906)
Citation:	Gracilaria (Dialectica) gunniella, new species
Original genus:	Gracillaria
Publication:	Busck, A. 1906. Tineid moths from southern Texas, with descriptions of new species.
Journal:	Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Volume:	30
Issue:	1465
Pagination:	731–732
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15786919

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Neurostrota gunniella (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Lectotype	♀	USNM	Lectotype ♀, Paralectotypes 11♀, designated by Davis (in Davis et al. 1991: 31), USNM.	United States, US	[U.S.A.], Tex.[as], Brownsville.

DNA voucher(s)
10ANIC-12278 10ANIC-12279 USNMENT 00657281 USNMENT 00657282 USNMENT 00657283 USNMENT 00657284 USNMENT 00657286 USNMENT 00657287 USNMENT 00657288

GenBank Accession Number	Publication
KF395123	Hebert, P. D. N., Dewaard, J. R., Zakharov, E. V., Prosser, S. W., Sones, J. E., McKeown, J. T., Mantle, B. & La Salle, J. 2013. A DNA 'barcode blitz': rapid digitization and sequencing of a natural history collection.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Australia	Northern Territory	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 16 (introduced)
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Costa Rica		Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 31
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Cuba		Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. page 179
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Mexico		Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 31
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Thailand		Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 43 (introduced)
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	United States, US	Texas	Busck, A. 1906. Tineid moths from southern Texas, with descriptions of new species. page 732

Plant note:

Stem borer, not merely under the epidermis but actually boring into the pith of the stem (Busck [1934]: 179, see also Davis et al. 1991). Mimosa pigra L. is the main larval hostplant. Larval mortality reaches 70% or higher on the other plants (Davis et al. 1991: 40).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Mimosa pigra	Fabaceae	Costa Rica	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 40
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Mimosa pigra	Fabaceae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 17
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Mimosa pigra	Fabaceae	Australia	Smith, C. S. & Wilson, C. G. 1995. Close to the edge: microhabitat selection by Neurostrota gunniella (Busk) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a biological control agent for Mimosa pigra L. in Australia. page 177
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Mimosa pigra var. asperata	Fabaceae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 40
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Mimosa pigra var. asperata	Fabaceae	Cuba	Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. page 179
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Neptunia plena	Fabaceae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 17
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Neptunia prostrata (Lam.) Baill.	Fabaceae	Thailand	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 43

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Apanteles sp.	Braconidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Brachymeria sp.	Chalcididae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Bracon sp.	Braconidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Elasmus sp.	Eulophidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Elfia sp.	Diptera: Tachinidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Fiebrigella sp.	Diptera: Chloropidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Horismenus sp.	Eulophidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Hypomicrogaster sp.	Braconidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Orgilus sp.	Braconidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Perilampus sp.	Perilampidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41
Neurostrota gunniella (Busck, 1906)	Phanomeris sp.	Braconidae	Mexico	Davis, D. R., Kassulke, R. C., Harley, K. L. S. & Gillett, J. D. 1991. Systematics, morphology, biology, and host specificity of Neurostrota gunniella (Busck) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), an agent for the biological control of Mimosa pigra L. page 41

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