title: Stigmella epicosma (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae): first distribution records from Chile and first host plant record.
abstract: The presence of Stigmella epicosma (Meyrick) is reported for the first time from two coastal valleys from northern Chile: Azapa and Chaca. Adults examined were reared from leafminer larvae on Trixis cacalioides (Asteraceae), the first host plant known for S. epicosma.
authors: Depto de Recursos Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Univ de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile. havargas@uta.cl
authors: H A
authors: HA
authors: Vargas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000469:parasitology*; D002677:Chile; D003710:Demography; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000502:physiology*