New species Synanthedon nielseni sp. nov. is identified, revealing distinct genetic and morphological traits.
A clearwing moth species, Synanthedon nielseni sp. nov. is described from South Carolina and Alabama. The recognition of this new species is based on a phylogeny estimated from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I of 26 North American Synanthedon species including individuals from various locations. Synanthedon nielseni sp. nov. was monophyletic and differed from Synanthedon refulgens and Synanthedon arkansasensis by a mean of 11.0 % COI pairwise “p” distance, coloration, and genitalic morphology.
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