A new species of <i>Aristotelia</i> Hubner (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Aristoteliinae) from northern Chile.

ABSTRACT: Aristotelia Hübner, [1825] (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae, Aristoteliinae) is a widely distributed moth genus comprising 153 described species, many of which have striking forewings. The variation in genitalia morphology among some members suggests that, as currently circumscribed, the genus is probably not monophyletic. The only Chilean species of Aristotelia previously described inhabits the central region of the country. A second Chilean representative, Aristotelia aguilensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on adults reared from larvae collected on Hoffmannseggia minor (Phil.) Ulibarri (Fabaceae) in the Atacama Desert. The genetic divergence between DNA barcode sequences of the new species was 0.3% (K2P), while it ranged from 11% to 17.1% for o

SUBMITTER: Vargas HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12924046 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature