Taxonomic study of Japanese species of the genus Gibberifera Obraztsov (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae), with a description of a new species

Gibberifera xylosmae sp. nov., whose larvae feed on Xylosma congesta (Salicaceae), is described in Japan. Photographs of adults, male and female genitalia of the three Japanese Gibberifera species are provided. The diagnosis, a key, and DNA barcodes of Japanese Gibberifera species are also presented.

Intraspecific and interspecific genetic distances between Japanese Gibberifera species and other congeners are also provided.