Gracillariidae leaf miners include 1987 species of poorly studied micromoths for which the
majority of the diversity has been described from temperate regions. The Neotropics harbors …

Caterpillars are an omnipresent component in modern terrestrial faunas. Not surprisingly,
they represent an important food source for larger animals. The oldest fossils of caterpillars …

Galls induced by the larval stage of cecidosids (Lepidoptera: Cecidosidae) are complex,
multi-trophic systems, still poorly studied. They may be associated with other insect feeding …

The adult, pupa, larva and biology of Adenogasteria leguminivora Davis & Vargas gen. et
sp. nov.(Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: Ornixolinae) from Peru and Chile are described and …

The group Neuropteriformia (beetles, lacewings, etc.) is today very species-rich, but also has
a good fossil record in the Mesozoic. Amber provides not only adults, but also fossil larvae; …

Although considered the driest desert in the world, the Atacama provides unique habitats
and a reservoir of biodiversity for plants and insects. Caloptilia Hübner, 1825 …

This paper provides new taxonomic and biological data on a complex of gracillariid moths in
the endemic genus Philodoria Walsingham, 1907 that are associated with Myrsine …

Abstract The southwestern Andes of Peru harbors a hidden taxonomic diversity of
Lepidoptera. Here a new leafmining species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) is described …

Plant cell and tissue responses to the attack of mining herbivores may be diagnosed by
anatomical and histochemical analyses, herein investigated regarding the mining activity of …

Abstract The southwestern Andes of Peru harbors a hidden taxonomic diversity of
Lepidoptera. Here a new leaf-mining species of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) is described …