Calicotis Meyrick, 1889

Sohn, Jae-Cheon, 2023, Report of fern spore-feeding Calicotis latebrifica Terada, 2016 (Lepidoptera, Stathmopodidae) new to Korea, Journal of Species Research 12 (2), pp. 150-153 : 150-151

Calicotis Meyrick, 1889

Calicotis Meyrick, 1889: 170 . Type species: Calicotis crucifera Meyrick, 1889 , by monotypy.

This genus was designated by Meyrick (1889) with the

May 2023 Sohn. Calicotis latebrifica new to Korea 151 type species, Calicotis crucifera Meyrick, 1889 . It comprises 15 species occurring mainly in the East Asia and Australasian Region ( Terada, 2016). The adult moths can be characterized by the presence of an eye-cap formed by the dilated antennal scape, the stout filiform flagellum, the developed costal ring in the male genitalia, the apophyses anteriores thicker than the apophyses posteriores, and the ductus bursae as long as or slightly longer than the antrum in the female genitalia ( Guan and Li, 2015). The larvae, if known, are fern spore-feeders ( Terada, 2016). Leather-leaf spore eaters ( Calicotis crucifera Meyrick, 1889 ) are one of the representative moth species associated with fern spores, as they feed on the Leather-leaf fern ( Pyrrosia eleagnifoloa ), a widespread climbing fern in the Australasian Region ( Patrick, 2015).