Kessleria lativalva Nel & Varenne, 2016

Huemer, Peter & Van Nieukerken, Erik J., 2021, Identity of some recently described Lepidoptera from France-re-assessed with DNA barcodes and morphology, Zootaxa 4941 (3), pp. 301-337 : 311

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4941.3.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EAFCA1C4-7C08-487F-BA6E-DD74D0A33E19
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4595187
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CC87D5-B258-DF05-FF36-F980FE558BF8
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Kessleria lativalva Nel & Varenne, 2016
status

Treatment

Kessleria lativalva Nel & Varenne 2016a: 31 , figs. 9–10.

Examined material. Holotype Ƌ: France, Alpes-Maritimes , Belvédère, 29.VI.2012, uv, 1130 m, Th. Varenne leg., genitalia slide JN n°26261 ( RCTV).

BOLD Specimen ID TLMF 21929; BOLD Sequence ID LEASS471-17.

BIN: BOLD:ADF8352

Identity: Kessleria lativalva Nel & Varenne, 2016

Remarks. Kessleria lativalva was described from a male holotype and superficially compared with several congeneric species. The nearest neighbour in BOLD is Kessleria petrobiella (Zeller, 1868) with ca. 7% distance. Taking into account the almost complete sequencing of the European Kessleria , a separate species status appears to be correct (Huemer 2018).