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Description of a new Xestia (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) from Sichuan Province, China

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: A new species, Xestia maniganggia sp. nov., morphologically similar to Xestia eugnorista (Boursin, 1963) and Xestia mane Gyulai, 2017, is described from the Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests ecoregion. Adults and genitalia are illustrated, and a map showing the collection localities is provided.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5900.2.6

Authors: PÉTER GYULAI, AIDAS SALDAITIS, ANTON V. VOLYNKIN, JULIA S. VOLKOVA, ALEXEY M. PROZOROV

Institutions: Nature Research Centre, Ulyanovsk State University, Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Bavarian Natural History Collections, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Language: English

Topic: Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy

Subfield: Insect Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7225583304

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