title: Taxonomic history and invasion biology of two Phyllonorycter leaf miners (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) with links to taxonomic and molecular datasets.
abstract: This paper deals with two European species, Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, 1805) and P. trifasciella (Haworth, 1828), that have colonized the subtropical Canary Islands. The Rosaceae leaf miner, P. mespilella, is recorded for the first time from Lanzarote and La Palma, while the Caprifoliaceae leaf miner, P. trifasciella, is recorded from Tenerife. We present the diagnoses of these species based on morphology, a preliminary DNA barcode (COI) library of congeneric and con-familial species, and discuss the taxonomic position of the colonizers within the blancardella and trifasciella species groups. The recent intensification of anthropogenic disturbance likely accounts for their range expansion, an event that may impact the relict flora present on the Canary Islands.
authors.affiliation: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. jurate.de.prins@africamuseum.be
authors.forename: Jurate
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Prins
authors.forename: Willy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: De Prins
authors.forename: Eliane
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Coninck
authors.forename: Akito Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kawahara
authors.forename: Megan A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Milton
authors.forename: Paul D N
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hebert
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D058507:Host Specificity; D058865:Introduced Species; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000469:parasitology; D013030:Spain