Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859), a potentially invasive species newly recorded from Europe (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)

Peter Huemer; Toni Mayr

doi:10.15560/18.6.1237

Check List 18(6): 1237-1242, doi: 10.15560/18.6.1237

Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859), a potentially invasive species newly recorded from Europe (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)

Peter Huemer^‡, Toni Mayr^§

‡ Tiroler Landesmuseen-Betriebsgesellschaft m.b.H., Innsbruck, Austria§ Independent researcher, Feldkirch, Austria

Corresponding author: Peter Huemer ( p.huemer@tiroler-landesmuseen.at )

Academic editor: Ivan N. Bolotov

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Citation: Huemer P, Mayr T (2022) Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859), a potentially invasive species newly recorded from Europe (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). Check List 18(6): 1237-1242. https://doi.org/10.15560/18.6.1237

Abstract

Chrysaster ostensackenella (Fitch, 1859), originally a New World species with recent records from East Asia, is newly reported from Europe (Italy, Province Rieti). The potentially invasive species is a trophic leaf-mining specialist on Robinia. Species identification is based on DNA barcoding and morphological characteristics.

Keywords

DNA barcode, New World, Italy, introduced species, Robinia