Leif Aarvik

• Huemer, Peter; Berggren, Kai; Aarvik, Leif; Rennwald, Erwin; Hausmann, Axel & Segerer, Andreas [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2025). Extensive DNA Barcoding of Lepidoptera of Crete (Greece) Reveals Significant Taxonomic and Faunistic Gaps and Supports the First Comprehensive Checklist of the Island’s Fauna. Insects. 16(5). doi: 10.3390/insects16050438. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Comprehensive genetic surveys of Lepidoptera are still largely lacking across most of the eastern Mediterranean. Consequently, there is a lack of modern, taxonomically validated checklists that meet current scientific standards. In this study, we analyze the butterfly and moth fauna of Crete (Greece) for the first time, based on 3110 DNA barcode sequences, primarily obtained from specimens based on our own sampling program. Building on these data, and incorporating previously published records from print sources and online forums, we establish the first comprehensive checklist of the island’s fauna. In total, the occurrence of 1230 species from 62 families is confirmed, with 724 of them genetically verified. Among them, 75 species appear to be island endemics. The checklist includes 125 newly recorded species for Crete, validated by DNA barcoding (with 36 also being new for Greece), along with 23 species confirmed solely through morphological study, and another 16 only documented by photographs. Conversely, 212 previously reported species had to be removed as likely invalid. Furthermore, 112 unidentified sequence clusters (BINs—Barcode Index Numbers) were documented, taxonomic uncertainties that will require future integrative resolution.

• Gumhalter, Danijela; Berggren, Kai; Aarvik, Leif; Baldizzone, Giorgio; Fazekas, Imre & Graf, Friedmar [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). TORTRICID MOTHS OF CROATIA (LEPIDOPTERA: TORTRICIDAE): A SPECIES LIST WITH DISTRIBUTIONAL INFORMATION. Natura Croatica. ISSN 1330-0520. 33(2), p. 217–277. doi: 10.20302/NC.2024.33.21. Full text in Research Archive
• Tujuba, Tesfu Fekensa; Yakovlev, Roman V.; Saldaitis, Aidas; Sulak, Harald; Aarvik, Leif & Murphy, Raymond J. [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2024). Review of the African golden-spotted genera Haplopacha and Dasychirinula (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Poecilocampinae). Acta Biologica Sibirica. 10, p. 693–730. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.12787215. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  African golden-spotted lappet moths from the genera Haplopacha Aurivillius, 1905 and Dasychirinula Hering, 1926 are reviewed. Antennae, heads and legs are investigated in addition to the traditional comparison of habitus, genitalia, and distribution areas. Two new genera are established and four new species are described as a result: Eudoumbia gen. n. with the type-species Eudoumbia thorogood sp. n. from Angola, Namibia, and Botswana; Auripluvia gen. n. with the type species Auripluvia sophia sp. n. from Ethiopia; Haplopacha mason sp. n. from Tanzania; and Dasychirinula julia sp. n. from Ethiopia. One species is reattributed to the new genus as Eudoumbia ndoumoi (Dupont, Simonsen & Zilli, 2016) stat. n. One new synonymy is established for two Tanzanian species: Dasychirinula chrysogramma Hering, 1926 = Haplopacha lunata Dupont, Simonsen & Zilli, 2016 syn. n.; and one potential synonymy is remarked between Haplopacha tangani Dupont, Simonsen & Zilli, 2016 from Tanzania and Malawi and Haplopacha riftensis Dupont, Simonsen & Zilli, 2016 from Malawi. Photos of the related material stored in the main collections of Ditsong National Museum of Natural History (Pretoria, RSA) and Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) are showed.

• Prozorov, Alexey M.; Bjørnstad, Anders; Aarvik, Leif; Saldaitis, Aidas; Yakovlev, Roman V. & Prozorova, Tatiana A. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2024). Sonitha niniae – a new species from a threatened ground water forest in Western Tanzania (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampinae, Gastropachini). Ecologica Montenegrina. ISSN 2337-0173. 78, p. 211–223. doi: 10.37828/em.2024.78.19. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  A new species Sonitha niniae Prozorov & Aarvik sp. n. is described from a threatened ground water forest in Western Tanzania. It is compared with closely related Sonitha adedapo Friend et al., 2024; Sonitha bekombo Friend et al., 2024; Sonitha ekongo Friend et al., 2024; and Sonitha chocolatina Friend et al., 2024. Adults, genitalia and map with collecting sites are illustrated.

• Berggren, Kai & Aarvik, Leif (2024). Callima icterinella (Mann, 1867) comb. nov. (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae), a complex consisting of seven species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 71(1), p. 95–108. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2024). Ubawamzuri, a new genus for Argyroploce criopis Meyrick, 1928 (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae), with the description of additional ten new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 71(2), p. 155–168. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai & Marthinsen, Gunnhild (2023). Schiffermuelleria sempronas sp. n., a brilliant moth living in old olive trees in Crete (Lepidoptera, Oecophoridae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 70, p. 47–54. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

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• Aarvik, Leif; Voith, Reidar; Berggren, Kai; Bengtsson, Bengt Åke; Hellberg, Hasse & Mutanen, Marko [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Taxonomy of the Phyllocnistis saligna (Zeller, 1839) complex (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) in North and Central Europe, with the description of a new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 70, p. 10–28. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Norwegian Journal of Entomology: http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/nje.htm. Norsk entomologisk forening: http://www.entomologi.no/index.htm

• Aarvik, Leif; Karsholt, Ole; Berggren, Kai; Slagsvold, Per Kristian & Marthinsen, Gunnhild (2023). A new species of Brachmia Hübner (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from South Europe. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 70(1), p. 34–41. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Norwegian Journal of Entomology: http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/nje.htm. Norsk entomologisk forening: http://www.entomologi.no/index.htm

• Hu, Gui-Lin; Brown, John; Heikkilä, Maria; Aarvik, Leif & Mutanen, Marko (2023). Molecular phylogeny, divergence time, biogeography and trends in host plant usage in the agriculturally important tortricid tribe Grapholitini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Cladistics. ISSN 0748-3007. doi: 10.1111/cla.12543. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Abstract The leaf‐roller moth tribe Grapholitini comprises about 1200 described species and contains numerous notorious pests of fruits and seeds. The phylogeny of the tribe has been little studied using contemporary methods, and the monophyly of several genera remains questionable. In order to provide a more robust phylogenetic framework for the group, we conducted a multiple‐gene phylogenetic analysis of 104 species representing 27 genera of Grapholitini and 29 outgroup species. Divergence time, ancestral area, and host plant usage were also inferred to explore evolutionary trends in the tribe. Our analyses indicate that Larisa and Corticivora , traditionally assigned to Grapholitini, are best excluded from the tribe. After removal of these two genera, the tribe is found to be monophyletic, represented by two major lineages—a Dichrorampha clade and a Cydia clade, the latter of which can be divided into seven generic groups. The genus Grapholita was found to be polyphyletic, comprising three different clades, and we propose three genera to accommodate these groups: Grapholita (sensu stricto), Aspila (formerly a subgenus of Grapholita ) and Ephippiphora (formerly considered a synonym of Grapholita ). We summarize each generic group, including related genera not included in our analysis, providing morphological, pheromone and food plant characters that support particular branches within the molecular hypotheses. Biogeographical analyses indicate that Grapholitini probably originated in the Nearctic, Afrotropical and Neotropical regions in the Lutetian of the middle Eocene (ca. 44.3 Ma). Our results also indicate that most groups in Grapholitini originated from Fabaceae‐feeding monophagous or oligophagous ancestors, and that host plant shifts probably promoted species diversification within the tribe.

• Bidzilya, Oleksiy V. & Aarvik, Leif (2023). A new genus and two new species of the tribe Pexicopiini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 5297(3), p. 417–426. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5297.3.6. Full text in Research Archive
• Gumhalter, Danijela; Berggren, Kai & Aarvik, Leif (2023). Microlepidoptera of Croatia: a bibliography and review of the published and some unpublished records of species from the families Micropterigidae, Eriocraniidae, Hepialidae, Nepticulidae, Opostegidae, Heliozelidae, Adelidae, Prodoxidae, Incurvariidae and Tischeriidae, and Alucitidae and Pterophoridae. Natura Croatica. ISSN 1330-0520. 32(1), p. 81–119. doi: 10.20302/NC.2023.32.6. Full text in Research Archive
• Rajaei, Hossein; Aarvik, Leif; Arnscheid, Wilfried R.; Baldizzone, Giorgrgio; Bartsch, Daniel & Bengtsson, Bengt Å. [Show all 70 contributors for this article] (2023). Catalogue of the lepidoptera of Iran. Integrative Systematics.Stuttgart Contributions to Natural History. ISSN 2628-2380. 6(1), p. 121–459. doi: 10.18476/2023.997558.7. Full text in Research Archive
• Gumhalter, Danijela; Berggren, Kai; Aarvik, Leif; Kosorín, František & Graf, Friedmar (2023). NINE ADDITIONS TO THE CROATIAN PYRALOID MOTH FAUNA (LEPI DOPTERA: PYRALOIDEA). Natura Croatica. ISSN 1330-0520. 32(2), p. 485–509. doi: 10.20302/NC.2023.32.32. Full text in Research Archive
• Brown, John W.; Aarvik, Leif & Timm, Alicia (2023). Gibbalaria : A new genus of Olethreutini from the Afrotropical Region (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), and a new combination in Cosmopoda Diakonoff. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 5263(1), p. 217–239. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5263.2.3. Full text in Research Archive
• Huemer, Peter; Aarvik, Leif & Berggren, Kai (2023). A new species of Neurothaumasia Le Marchand (Lepidoptera, Tineidae) from Crete, Greece. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 5318(3), p. 401–410. doi: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5318.3.5. Full text in Research Archive
• Bidzilya, Oleksiy V.; Aarvik, Leif & Agassiz, David (2023). New species and new country distribution records of Athrips (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropical region. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 5343(5), p. 489–500. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5343.5.4. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Gumhalter, Danijela; Berggren, Kai; Kosorin, Frantisek & Graf, Friedmar (2023). Nine aditions to the Croatian pyraloid moth fauna (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea). Natura Croatica. ISSN 1330-0520. doi: 10.20302/NC.2023.32.32. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  During the last few years, numerous surveys were undertaken to improve the knowledge of the Croatian pyraloid moth fauna. The first author carried out research from 2016 until 2022 on the island of Brač in Dalmatia. The second and third authors carried out research in 2018 and 2019 in the area around Zadar in Dalmatia and the region of Lika. The fourth author collected specimens in 2012 and 2022 in the area of Šibenik, Dalmatia, and the fifth author in 2008, in the area of Split, also in Dalmatia. A list of all recorded species from several locations in Dalmatia and Lika is presented, containing the first data on pyraloid moths from the island of Brač. Throughout these surveys, a total of 163 species were recorded, of which nine are new to the Croatian moth fauna. From the family Pyralidae, the following species were recorded for the first time: Aphomia foedella (Zeller, 1839), Apomyelois bistriatella (Hulst, 1887), Delplanqueia inscriptella (Duponchel, 1836), Epischnia asteris Staudinger, 1870, Melathrix coenulentella (Zeller, 1846), Phycita asselbergsi Slamka, 2019 and Phycitodes saxicola (Vaughan, 1870). From the family Crambidae the following species were reported for the first time from Croatia: Hyperlais lutosalis (Mann, 1862), and Pyrausta rectefascialis Toll, 1936. The rare and endangered thermophilic species Ostrinia quadripunctalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) and the myrmecophilous Aglossa signicostalis Staudinger, 1870 were also identified. These findings are the second records from Croatia and hereby represent a contribution to their known distribution in Croatia. The finding of two specimens identified as Evergestis infirmalis Staudinger, 1870 – previously unreported from Croatia and the Balkan Peninsula – is presented. DNA barcode data reveal a possible misidentification with all the Evergestis caesialis (Herrich-Schäffer, [1849]) identified from Croatia. Images of the imago and the genitalia, as well as the DNA barcode sequences, are also presented. With these nine additions to the checklist, the Croatian pyraloid moth fauna now numbers 406 species.

• Aarvik, Leif; Zahiri, Reza; Holloway, Jeremy D. & Wahlberg, Niklas (2023). The Phylogenetic Placement of an Enigmatic Moth Egybolis Vaillantina Based on Museomics. Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biology. doi: 10.18061/bssb.v2i1.9248. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Here, we present multi-locus sequencing results from the enigmatic Afrotropical monotypic genus Egybolis Boisduval (occurring in East- and South Africa—previously placed in the subfamily Catocalinae, Noctuidae). Model-based phylogenetic analysis places Egybolis within a strongly supported clade comprising four Old World Tropical genera Cocytia Boisduval, Avatha Walker, Anereuthina Hübner, and Serrodes Guenée from the family Erebidae, subfamily Erebinae. Hence, we propose to formally assign the monotypic genus Egybolis to the subfamily Erebinae and the tribe Cocytiini. Timing of divergence analysis reveals the late Oligocene origin around 25 million years ago (Ma) for the tribe Cocytiini, and an early Miocene ( ~21 Ma) for the split between Cocytia and Egybolis.

• Aarvik, Leif; Falck, Per & Moreno, Antonio Vives (2022). New data on Old World Polyorthini. The genus Lopharcha Diakonoff, 1941 recorded from the Canary Islands (Spain) and from Tanzania (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. ISSN 0300-5267. 50(197), p. 105–114. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Dichelia constanti Rebel, 1894 is transferred to the genus Lopharcha Diakonoff, 1941 resulting in the combination Lopharcha constanti (Rebel, 1894) comb. n. Lopharcha africana Aarvik, sp. n. is described from Tanzania. Kanaria Larsen, 2020 is synonymized with Lopharcha Diakonoff, 1941, syn. n. These are the first records of Lopharcha from the Afrotropical region and the western part of the Palaearctic region. KEY WORDS: Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, new species, new records DNA-barcodes, new synonym, Canary Islands, Spain, Tanzania.

• Aarvik, Leif; Huemer, Peter; Berggren, Kai; Lee, Kyung Min & Mutanen, Marko (2022). Integrative taxonomy reveals overlooked cryptic diversity in the conifer feeding Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) (Lepidoptera, Batrachedridae). ZooKeys. ISSN 1313-2989. 1085, p. 165–182. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1085.76853. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  During efforts to generate DNA barcodes for all European Lepidoptera, Batrachedra pinicolella (Zeller, 1839) was found to comprise two genetically distinct clusters. Morphological investigation and results from two nuclear markers and ddRAD sequencing furthermore support the existence of two distinct taxa which we treat as two separate species, B. pinicolella and B. confusella sp. nov. A lectotype for B. pinicolella is designated. Available data indicate that the biology of both species also differs, with Picea abies (L.) Karsten as a proved host-plant for B. pinicolella and Pinus sylvestris L. for B. confusella sp. nov. Both species are mainly distributed on the European continent with B. pinicolella occurring in boreal parts of North and Central Europe and introduced to Canada, reflecting a boreo-montane distribution pattern. Batrachedra confusella sp. nov. is more widely distributed in temperate Northern and Central Europe.

• Aarvik, Leif; Brown, John W.; Razowski, Józef; Timm, Alicia E. & Copeland, Robert S (2022). New species and new combinations in Afrotropical Eucosmocydia Diakonoff, 1988 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae). Insecta Mundi. ISSN 0749-6737. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Eight new species of Eucosmocydia Diakonoff are described and illustrated from the Afrotropical region: E. pappeana Brown and Razowski, new species (TL: Kenya); E. deinbolliana Brown and Razowski, new species (TL: Kenya); E. ugandensis Aarvik, new species (TL: Uganda); E. lecaniodiscana Brown and Razowski, new species (TL: Kenya); E. nigeriana Brown and Razowski, new species (TL: Nigeria); E. pancoviana Brown and Razowski, new species (TL: Kenya); E. kirimiriana Brown and Razowski, new species (TL: Kenya); and E. macabensis Brown and Razowski, new species (TL: Mauritius). Three additional species are transferred to the genus: E. hymenosa (Razowski, 2013), new combination (TL: Nigeria); E. chlorobathra (Meyrick, 1911), new combination (TL: Seychelles); and E. trigonoptila (Meyrick, 1921), new combination (TL: Mozambique). We also transfer to the genus E. catamochla (Meyrick, 1932), new combination (TL:Indonesia), the first species recorded outside the Afrotropical region. We recognize two species groups in Eucosmocydia, and this contribution focuses on the oedipus Diakonoff, 1988 group (n = 13 species), the males of which are characterized by a unique flattened lobe from the base of the hindwing. Six species from Kenya were reared exclusively from native fruit of Sapindaceae; E. mixographa (Meyrick) was formerly reported from Fabaceae and Euphorbiaceae.

• Mally, Richard; Aarvik, Leif; Karisch, Timm; Lees, David C. & Malm, Tobias (2022). Revision of Afrotropical Udea Guenée in Duponchel, 1845, with description of five new species of the U. ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796) group (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae). Nota lepidopterologica. ISSN 0342-7536. 45, p. 315–353. doi: 10.3897/nl.45.94938. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Udea species (currently six) present in the Afrotropical realm are revised based on adults. Phlyctaenia epicoena Meyrick, 1937 syn. nov. is found to be identical with U. ferrugalis (Hübner, 1796). Udea delineatalis (Walker in Melliss 1875) and U. hageni Viette, 1952 are redescribed. In addition, five species of Udea are described as new to science: U. kirinyaga Mally sp. nov. from Mount Kenya in Kenya, U. nicholsae Mally sp. nov. , U. meruensis Mally sp. nov. and U. momella Mally sp. nov. , all three from Mount Meru in Tanzania, and U. namaquana Karisch & Mally sp. nov. from South Africa. A phylogenetic analysis based on morphological data and mitochondrial COI as well as the nuclear wingless gene, where available, places the new species in the U. ferrugalis species group, which also comprises U. ferrugalis as well as U. delineatalis from the oceanic island of St. Helena. Another island endemic, Udea hageni from Tristan da Cunha, is found to be a member of the U. numeralis group, as sister to U. numeralis . An additional synapomorphic character of the genitalia is recognised for the U. ferrugalis group. Udea infuscalis (Zeller, 1852) and U. melanostictalis (Hampson in Poulton 1916) are misplaced in Udea and transferred to Pyraustinae, as Lirabotys infuscalis comb. nov. and Achyra melanostictalis comb. nov. , respectively. Adults, tympanic organs, and genitalia of both sexes, where available, are illustrated. A checklist summarises the now eight Afrotropical Udea species.

• Falck, Per; Aarvik, Leif & Moreno, A. Vives (2022). New data on Old World Polyorthini. The genus Lopharcha Diakonoff, 1941 recorded from the Canary Islands (Spain) and Tanzania (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. ISSN 0300-5267. 50(197), p. 105–114. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Bengtsson, Bengt Åke; Elven, Hallvard; Ivinskis, Povilas; Jürivete, Urmas & Karsholt, Ole [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Additions and corrections to the Nordic-Baltic Checklist of Lepidoptera. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 68(1), p. 1–14. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

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• Gustad, Jørn R. & Aarvik, Leif (2021). The first confirmed discovery in Norway of the elm leaf-mining moth Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781) (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 68(2), p. 262–272. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  A male specimen of Phyllonorycter schreberella (Fabricius, 1781) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) was found in western Norway in Vestland at Lærdal: Husum in June 2021. The circumstances of the record, the species' biology, geographical range, identification and status are outlined. Photos of the moth and the locality are given. Keywords: Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae, Phyllonorycter schreberella, Ulmus glabra, Norway, first record, biology, distribution, identification

• Park, Kyu-Tek & Aarvik, Leif (2021). Two new species of the genus Thubdora Park and a new species of Ptilothyris Walsingham (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae) from Uganda. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 4926(4), p. 590–596. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4926.4.9. Full text in Research Archive
• Gustad, Jørn R. & Aarvik, Leif (2021). First discovery in Norway of the elm-feeding moth Cydia leguminana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 68(1), p. 168–173. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  A female specimen of Cydia leguminana (Lienig & Zeller, 1846) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) was found in Western Norway in Møre og Romsdal at Molde: Eikesdalen, Ljåstranda in June 2020. The Circumstances of the record, the species' biology, geographical range, identification and status are outlined. Figures of the moth and its genitalia are given. Keywords: Lepidoptera, Tortricidae, Cydia leguminana, Ulmus glabra, Norway, first record, biology, distribution, identification Norwegian Journal of Entomology: http://www.entomologi.no/journals/nje/nje.htm. Norsk entomologisk forening: http://www.entomologi.no/index.htm

• Aarvik, Leif (2020). Review of Megaherpystis Diakonoff, 1969 (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with description of 23 new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 67(2), p. 151–188. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

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• Huemer, Peter; Karsholt, Ole; Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Bidzilya, Oleksiy & Junnilainen, Jari [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2020). DNA barcode library for European gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) suggests greatly underestimated species diversity. ZooKeys. ISSN 1313-2989. 2020(921), p. 141–157. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.921.49199. Full text in Research Archive
• Park, Kyu-Tek; Koo, Jun-Mo; Agassiz, David J.L. & Aarvik, Leif (2020). A taxonomic review of the Afrotropical genus Dragmatucha Meyrick, 1908 (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea, Lecithoceridae, Torodorinae), with descriptions of eleven new species. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 4786(2), p. 151–175. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4786.2.1. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The genus Dragmatucha Meyrick is reviewed and 11 species of a total of 13 are described as new. The new species originate from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. Based on morphological characters, especially the color pattern of both wings, the genus is divided into two species-groups: the proaula species-group with five species (D. proaula Meyrick, 1908; D. galbinea Park, sp. nov.; D. kabarolensis Park, sp. nov.; D. saltualis Park, sp. nov. and D. vittatella Park, sp. nov.) and the hispidula species-group with eight species (D. hispidula Park, 2018; D. goniotes Park, sp. nov.; D. cochliana Park, sp. nov.; D. pedalis Park, sp. nov.; D. ghanaensis Park, sp. nov.; D. crinifrutalis Park, sp. nov.; D. dizostera Park, sp. nov. and D. kakumensis Park, sp. nov.). Adults and male genitalia of all new species are illustrated, but female genitalia are provided only for D. ghanaensis Park, sp. nov. and D. kakumensis Park, sp. nov. When fresh material was available, the analysis of COI sequences was undertaken.

• Brown, John W.; Aarvik, Leif; Heikkila, Maria; Brown, Richard & Mutanen, Marko (2019). A molecular phylogeny of Cochylina, with confirmation of its relationship to Euliina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Systematic Entomology. ISSN 0307-6970. p. 1–15. doi: 10.1111/syen.12385. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2019). Tortricidae. In Mey, Wolfram & Krüger, Martin (Ed.), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project.. Hermann Hacker. ISSN 9783982035710. p. 313–349. Full text in Research Archive
• Park, K.T.; Koo, J.-M. & Aarvik, Leif (2019). Description of Corymbus Park, gen. n. with six new species from the Afrotropical Region (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. ISSN 0300-5267. 47(188), p. 657–672. Full text in Research Archive
• Søli, Geir Einar Ellefsen; Aarvik, Leif & Magnussen, Trude (2018). Plutella polaris Zeller, 1880 (Lepidoptera, Plutellidae) rediscovered at Svalbard, Norway, with comments on its taxonomic position. Nota lepidopterologica. ISSN 0342-7536. 41(1), p. 129–137. doi: 10.3897/nl.41.22423. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  After 142 years, Plutellapolaris Zeller, 1880 was rediscovered at Svalbard, Norway, in 2015. The locality and its vegetation are described. The specimen is the first female ever recorded, and its genitalia are illustrated. The taxonomic position of P.polaris relative to other Plutella Schrank, 1802 species in the Northern hemisphere is discussed.

• Aarvik, Leif & Prins, Willy De (2017). The importance of correct labelling of types: an example in Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) and its rectification. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 4347(3), p. 595–597. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4347.3.12. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Bengtsson, Bengt Åke; Elven, Hallvard; Ivinskis, Povilas; Jürivete, Urmas & Karshol, Ole [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2017). Nordic-Baltic Checklist of Lepidoptera. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The Lepidoptera species recorded in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are listed. The history of lepidopterology in the Nordic-Baltic area and in each country is outlined. The current understanding of Lepidoptera phylogeny is discussed, and the higher categories shown as a table. Phyllonorycter heringiella (Grønlien, 1932) is synonymized with P. salictella (Zeller, 1846) syn. rev., and P. brevilineatella (Benander, 1944) is synonymized with P. salicicolella (Sircom, 1848) syn. n. Syncopacma Meyrick, 1925 is synonymized with Aproaerema Durrant, 1897 syn. n., and this results in the following new combinations and recombinations: Aproaerema sangiella (Stainton, 1863) comb. n., A. cinctella (Clerck, 1759) comb. n., A. larseniella (Gozmány, 1957) comb. n., A. wormiella (Wolff, 1958) comb. n., A. ochrofasciella (Toll, 1936) comb. n., A. taeniolella (Zeller, 1839) comb. n., A. albifrontella (Heinemann, 1870) comb. n., A. vinella (Bankes, 1898) comb. rev., A. suecicella (Wolff, 1958) comb. n., A. polychromella (Rebel, 1902) comb. n., A. karvoneni (Hackman, 1950) comb. rev.. Caryocolum arenariella (Benander, 1937) is raised from rank as subspecies of C. schleichi (Christoph, 1872) to full species rank, stat. rev. Entephria byssata (Aurivillius, 1891) stat. rev. is reinstated as a valid species, distinct from the Nearctic E. punctipes (Curtis, 1835). Cosmia contusa (Freyer, 1849) comb. n. is transferred from Ipimorpha Hübner, 1821 to Cosmia Ochsenheimer, 1816. A total of 3 259 species have been recorded in the eight countries. The number of species for each country is: Iceland: 96, Norway: 2 286, Sweden: 2 804, Denmark: 2 583, Finland: 2 588, Estonia: 2 454, Latvia: 2 556, and Lithuania: 2 423.

• Gustad, Jørn R. & Aarvik, Leif (2017). A remarkable extension of range, the fungivorous moth Dryadaula heindeli Gaedike & Scholz, 1998 (Lepidoptera, Dryadaulidae) recorded in Norway. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 64(2), p. 138–142. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  A male specimen of Dryadaula heindeli Gaedike & Scholz, 1998 (Lepidoptera, Dryadaulidae) was found in western Norway in Møre og Romsdal at Averøy: Rokset in August 2017. The circumstances of the record, the species’ biology and geographical range are outlined. Figures of the moth and its genitalia as well as its habitat are given. Keywords: Lepidoptera, Dryadaulidae, Dryadaula heindeli, Norway, distribution, range extension, biology.

• Aarvik, Leif (2016). Redefinition and revision of African Cosmetra Diakonoff, 1977 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) with description of six new species. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 4088(2), p. 245–256. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4088.2.6. Full text in Research Archive
• Mutanen, Marko; Kivelä, Sami M.; Vos, Rutger A.; Doorenweerd, Camiel; Ratnasingham, Sujeevan & Hausmann, Axel [Show all 23 contributors for this article] (2016). Species-level para- and polyphyly in DNA barcode gene trees: Strong operational bias in European Lepidoptera. Systematic Biology. ISSN 1063-5157. 65(6), p. 1024–1040. doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syw044. Full text in Research Archive
• Ustjuzhanin, Petr; Kovtunovich, Vasily; Anikin, Vasily & Aarvik, Leif (2016). Additions to the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Uganda. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 4132(3), p. 393–402. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4132.3.7. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Boumans, Louis & Sørlibråten, Ove (2014). The horse chestnut leaf-miner, Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimić, 1986, (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) established in Norway. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 61(1), p. 8–10. Full text in Research Archive
• Coulson, Stephen James; Convey, Peter; Aakra, Kjetil; Aarvik, Leif; Ávila-Jimenéz, Maria Luisa & Babenko, A. [Show all 40 contributors for this article] (2014). The terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate biodiversity of the archipelagoes of the Barents Sea, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. ISSN 0038-0717. 68, p. 440–470. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.10.006. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Agassiz, David J.L. (2014). Revision of African Neaspasia Diakonoff, 1989 and the related Conaspasia, n. gen. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 3754(2), p. 117–132. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3754.2.2. Full text in Research Archive
• Haghani, Atousa Farahpour; Yaghoubi, Bijan; Majidi-Shilsar, Farzad; Davatghar, Naser & Aarvik, Leif (2014). The biology of Gynnidomorpha permixtana (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) on Sagittaria trifolia L. (Alismataceae) in paddy fields in Iran. Nota lepidopterologica. ISSN 0342-7536. 37(2), p. 113–121. doi: 10.3897/nl.37.7708. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Agassiz, David (2014). Taxonomy of some African species hitherto placed in Stenentoma Diakonoff, 1969 and Eucosmocydia Diakonoff, 1988 (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 61, p. 27–36. Full text in Research Archive
• Brown, John W.; Copeland, R.S.; Aarvik, Leif; Miller, S.E.; Rosati, M.E. & Luke, Q. (2014). Host records for fruit-feeding afrotropical tortricidae (Lepidoptera). African Entomology. ISSN 1021-3589. 22(2), p. 343–376. doi: 10.4001/003.022.0225. Full text in Research Archive
• Agassiz, David J.L. & Aarvik, Leif (2014). New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. 3861(4), p. 369–397. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3861.4.7. Full text in Research Archive
• Kvie, Kjersti Sternang; Hogner, Silje; Aarvik, Leif; Lifjeld, Jan Terje & Johnsen, Arild (2013). Deep sympatric mtDNA divergence in the autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata. Ecology and Evolution. 3(1), p. 126–144. doi: 10.1002/ece3.434. Full text in Research Archive
• Mutanen, Marko; Aarvik, Leif; Landry, J; Segerer, Andreas H. & Karsholt, Ole (2012). Epinotia cinereana (Haworth, 1811) bona sp., a Holarctic tortricid distinct from E. nisella (Clerck, 1759) ( Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Eucosmini) as evidenced by DNA barcodes, morphology and life history. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. p. 1–25. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3318.1.1. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Karisch, Timm & Marthinsen, Gunnhild (2012). Review of the Afrotropical genus Dracontogena Diakonoff, 1970 (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with descriptions of eight new species. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. p. 345–372. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3478.1.32. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2012). Symmoca sparsella Joannis, 1891 (Gelechioidea, Autostichidae) new to Europa. Nota lepidopterologica. ISSN 0342-7536. 35(2), p. 181–183. Full text in Research Archive
• Mutanen, Marko; Aarvik, Leif; Huemer, Peter; Kaila, Lauri; Karsholt, Ole & Tuck, Kevin (2012). DNA barcodes reveal that the widespread European tortricid moth Phalonidia manniana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) is a mixture of two species. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. p. 1–21. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3262.1.1. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Lønnve, Ole Jørgen (2011). Wockia asperipunctella (Bruand, 1851) (Lepidoptera, Urodidae), a new species and a new family to Norway. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 58(2), p. 128–130. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2010). Review of East African Cochylini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) with description of new species. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 57(2), p. 81–108. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Berggren, Kai (2010). Sommerfugler - Lepidoptera, Norsk rødliste for arter 2010. The 2010 Norwegian Red List for Species. Artsdatabanken. ISSN 9788292838266. p. 291–311. Full text in Research Archive
• Razowski, Józef; Aarvik, Leif & Prins, Jurate De (2010). An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. p. 1–77. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Bakke, Sigurd A. & Haugen, Leiv Tommas (2009). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 7. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 34(2), p. 15–28. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Karisch, T (2009). Revision of Multiquaestia Karisch (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). Zootaxa. ISSN 1175-5326. p. 18–32. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Groenen, Frans (2008). Lepidoptera, family Tortricidae. In Harten, Antonius van (Eds.), Arthropod Fauna of the United Arab Emirates. Volume 1. Dar Al Ummah Printing, Publishing, Distribution & Advertising. ISSN 9789948036425. p. 447–458. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Christiansen, Rolf (2008). Ny introdusert sommerfuglart i Norge, Synthymia fixa. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 33(4), p. 16–17. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). Taxonomic notes on the African leaf-roller moth Gypsonoma paradelta (Meyrick, 1925) (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 55(1), p. 15–18. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Sørlibråten, Ove; Haugen, Leiv Tommas & Bakke, Sigurd A. (2008). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 6. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 33(2/3), p. 9–31. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). New data on Bactrini (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae) from Africa. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 55(1), p. 7–13. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2007). Med fokus på rødlista: Sommerfugler. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 32(1-2), p. 42–45. Full text in Research Archive
• Gammelmo, Øivind & Aarvik, Leif (2007). The myrmecophilus fly Microdon myrmicae Schönrogge et al., 2002 (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Norway. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 54(1), p. 43–48. Full text in Research Archive

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• Gregersen, Keld; Karsholt, Ole; Aarvik, Leif & Endrestøl, Anders (2022). The Gelechiidae of North-West Europe. Norwegian Entomological Society. ISBN 9788299692335. 939 p. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  The book is a monographic treatment of all the 269 species of the Gelechiidae, a family of Microlepidoptera, known to be present in North-West Europe. The area covered comprises the Nordic countries, the Baltic counstries, the Netherlands, the British Isles, the northern part of Poland and the northern part of Germany. All species are illustrated in colour, and structural details including genitalia are shown to facilitate identification. There are numerous photographs documenting the early stages and the moth's natural resting positions. To give accurate descriptions and present the species distribution, the authors have examined thousands of specimens in museums and private collections an dthe distribution of each species is mapped. Gelechiid mothsare highly specific in their choice of habitat and footplants and are especially sensitive to the ongoing destruction of tehir natural habitats. The present treatment gives important information for conservationists working to save remaining unspoilt areas. One species new to science is described in the book.

• Aarvik, Leif; Hansen, Lars Ove & Kononenko, Vladimir (2009). Norges sommerfugler. Håndbok over Norges dagsommerfugler og nattsvermere. Norsk entomologisk forening og Naturhistorisk museum. ISBN 9788299692328. 432 p. Full text in Research Archive

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• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Slagsvold, Per Kristian & Voith, Reidar (2023). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 13. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Slagsvold, Per Kristian & Voith, Reidar (2021). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 12. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 46(1), p. 5–41. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Engdal, Jostein Bærø; Slagsvold, Per Kristian; Sørlibråten, Ove & Voith, Reidar (2019). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 11. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 44(1), p. 5–54. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Bakke, Sigurd A.; Sørlibråten, Ove; Voith, Reidar & Slagsvold, Per Kristian (2015). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 10. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 40(3/4), p. 5–42. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2014). Sommerfuglene trenger hjelp. [Journal]. Dagsavisen. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2014). Fornuftig å stoppe planene. [Journal]. Ås Avis. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2014). Finding the "right" genus for African Tortricidae. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2014). Intervju i forbindelse med kurs i genitalpreparering. [Radio]. Ekko NRK P2. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2013). Overlap between African and Palaearctic genera of Tortricidae: Cochylina (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Christiansen, Claus & Voith, Reidar (2013). Kvernbrusætrene i Sel - nyoppdaget utpost for taigaens mest sjeldne nattsommerfugler. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 38(1), p. 5–11. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Bakke, Sigurd Andreas; Haugen, Leiv Tommas; Sørlibråten, Ove & Voith, Reidar (2013). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 9. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 38(3), p. 5–43. Full text in Research Archive
• Selås, Vidar; Aarvik, Leif & Berggren, Kai (2012). Forslag til norske navn på ekte møll og sekkspinnere (Lepidoptera, Tineoidea). Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 37(4), p. 22–25. Full text in Research Archive
• Hansen, Lars Ove; Aarvik, Leif & Elven, Hallvard (2012). Lysfangst av nattsommerfugler i Botanisk hage. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Velkommen til lysfangst av nattsommerfugler i Botanisk hage. Vi ser på nattsommerfugler og demonstrerer lysfeller og rødvinsnorer utover natta. Arrangementet er et samarbeid mellom Naturhistorisk museum og Norsk entomologisk forening.

• Aarvik, Leif (2011). Intervju om nye norske sommerfuglnavn. [Radio]. Naturens Verden NRK. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2011). Dealing with the African diversity of Lepidoptera, Tortricidae - challenges and pleasures. Full text in Research Archive
• Hansen, Lars Ove & Aarvik, Leif (2010). Norske sommerfugler - lær dem bedre å kjenne. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai; Bakke, Sigurd Andreas; Haugen, Leiv Tommas & Voith, Reidar (2010). Nye funn av sommerfugler i Norge 8. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 35(4), p. 25–50. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2010). To fra Finnmark. Ny for Verden. [Journal]. Vitenskap og historie. Vi menn.. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2010). Sommerfuglenes talsmann. [Journal]. Oppland Arbeiderblad. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2010). Norske sommerfugler med vekt på Hvalers fauna. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2009). Changes in the Norwegian Lepidoptera fauna after 2000. Full text in Research Archive
• Helleve, Torstein; Hansen, Lars Ove & Aarvik, Leif (2009). Norske sommarfuglar samla for fyrste gong. [Internet]. forskning.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). Insektsamling i Lierne. [Radio]. NRK Lokalradio Trøndelag. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). Sammenligner underlivet til sommerfugler. [Journal]. Apollon. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). Heggspinnmøll. [TV]. NRK Østlandssendingen. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). Book review. Bengtsson, B.Å., Johansson, R. & Palmqvist, G. 2008. Nationalnyckeln till Sveriges flora och fauna: Käkmalar-säckspinnare. Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae-Psychidae. 646 pages. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. ISSN 1501-8415. 55(2), p. 136–136. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). Betydningen av å se på kjønnsorganene når man bestemmer sommerfugler. [Radio]. NRK, P1, Nitimen. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif (2008). Innsamling av viklere i Afrika. [Radio]. NRK P1, Kveldsåpent. Full text in Research Archive
• Aarvik, Leif & Hansen, Lars Ove (2007). Invasjon av dagsvermer (Macroglossum stellatarum), sommeren 2006. Insektnytt. ISSN 0800-1804. 32(3), p. 4–9. Full text in Research Archive
• Elven, Hallvard; Bjureke, Kristina; Hansen, Lars Ove & Aarvik, Leif (2016). Kartlegging av insekter og karplanter på Lågøya i Frogn kommune i 2016. Naturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 9788279700760. Full text in Research Archive
• Elven, Hallvard; Bengtson, Roald & Aarvik, Leif (2016). Sommerfuglkartlegging på Brønnøya i Asker kommune i 2016. Naturhistorisk museum, Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 9788279700777. Full text in Research Archive
• Endrestøl, Anders; Hansen, Lars Ove; Aarvik, Leif; Berggren, Kai & Fjellberg, Arne (2011). Registrering og overvåking av utvalgte insektarter i Oslo kommune IV. UiO Naturhistorisk museum. ISSN 9788279700111. Full text in Research Archive

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