Colombian Nepticuloidea and Tischerioidea: a small step out of obscurity

Jonas R. Stonis; Andrius Remeikis; Sergio A. Vargas

doi:10.6001/biologija.v65i2.4023

Jonas R. Stonis
Andrius Remeikis
Sergio A. Vargas

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6001/biologija.v65i2.4023

Keywords: Colombian fauna, leaf-mining insects, new species, Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, Tischeriidae

Abstract

We summarize the results of the fieldwork conducted in southwestern Colombia in 2019 and report on new taxa discovered in Colombia. We provide a description of Stigmella foreroi Stonis & Vargas, sp. nov., recently discovered in the Valle del Cauca region, and encourage further research into the Colombian fauna.