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Atemelia

Atemelia is a genus of moths of the family Plutellidae.

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Atemelia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Atemelia
Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
Species

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Atemelia torquatella source ↗

Atemelia is a genus of moths of the family Plutellidae.

Species

  • Atemelia casimiroae Sohn et Epstein 20191
  • Atemelia compressella - Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
  • Atemelia contrariella - Zeller, 1877
  • Atemelia iridesma - Meyrick, 1930
  • Atemelia mahonivora Sohn et Peralta 20142
  • Atemelia torquatella - Lienig, 1846
References

References

  1. Sohn, Jae-Cheon; Epstein, Marc E. (2019). "Atemelia casimiroae sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Praydidae): A new pest species on white sapote (Casimiroa edulis) in California, United States, reveals unique morphology of spinneret and ventral eversible gland". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 279. Elsevier BV: 52–58. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2019.01.001. ISSN 0044-5231.
  2. Sohn, Jae-Cheon; Alba, Margarita Peralta (2014-03-01). "A New Species of Atemelia (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutoidea, Praydidae) Feeding on the Ornamental Shrub Mahonia (Ranunculales: Berberidaceae) in Chile". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 107 (2). Oxford University Press (OUP): 339–346. doi:10.1603/an13069. ISSN 1938-2901.