Abstract
<p>We give new data on Pterophoridae species from Paraguay and provide a checklist of them, including 36 species of 13 genera. Six species of plume moths are recorded for the fauna of Paraguay for the first time. The study was based on the essential literature on Pterophoridae of Paraguay.<em></em></p>
Highlights
The Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay has never been separately considered in the scientific literature
MATERIAL Examining the collections of plume moths from Paraguay, graciously provided to us by Mr Ulf Drechsel (Asuncion), we have discovered six more species new for the fauna of this country
As a result of our partial examination of the specimens from Paraguay, we have discovered 36 species, six of which are indicated as new for the fauna of the country
Summary
The Pterophoridae fauna of Paraguay has never been separately considered in the scientific literature. We give new data on Pterophoridae species from Paraguay and provide a checklist of them, including 36 species of 13 genera. Six species of plume moths are recorded for the fauna of Paraguay for the first time. The study was based on the essential literature on Pterophoridae of Paraguay.
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