Angelabella tecomae Vargas & Parra, 2005
| SUBFAMILY | Phyllocnistinae |
| GENUS | Angelabella |
| SPECIES | tecomae |
| AUTHOR | Vargas & Parra, 2005 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Angelabella tecomae Vargas & Parra sp. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Chile, Arica, I-Region, Azapa, 18°34'S 70°00'W, 21.i.2002, leg. H.A. Vargas. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -18°-34'0" Longitude: -70°0'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, MZUC; Paratypes 8♂ and 10♀, MZUC, MNNC, IDEA. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Vargas, H. A. & Parra, L. E. 2005. Un nuevo genero y una nueva especie de Oecophyllembiinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) de Chile. - Neotropical Entomology 34(2):227–233. |
| PAGINATION | 228–230, figs. 1–7. |
| DNA VOUCHERS | GBGL18139-15, GBGL18140-15, GBGL18141-15, GBGL18142-15, GBGL18143-15, GBGL18144-15, GBGL18145-15, GBGL18146-15, GBGL18147-15, GBGL18148-15, GBGL18149-15, GBGL18150-15, GBGL18151-15, GBGL18152-15, GBGL18153-15 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Chile | Vargas, H. A. & Parra, L. E. 2005. Un nuevo genero y una nueva especie de Oecophyllembiinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) de Chile. - Neotropical Entomology 34(2):227–233. | 228 | |
| Peru | Vargas, H. 2010. Angelabella tecomae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): an exotic hostplant in northern Chile and first record from Peru. - Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 36(2):340–341. | 340 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Bignoniaceae | Tecoma fulva | Chile | Vargas, H. A. & Parra, L. E. 2005. Un nuevo genero y una nueva especie de Oecophyllembiinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) de Chile. - Neotropical Entomology 34(2):227–233. | 227 |
| Bignoniaceae | Tecoma fulva | Peru | Vargas, H. 2010. Angelabella tecomae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): an exotic hostplant in northern Chile and first record from Peru. - Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 36(2):340–341. | 240 |
| Bignoniaceae | Tecoma stans | Chile | Vargas, H. 2010. Angelabella tecomae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae): an exotic hostplant in northern Chile and first record from Peru. - Revista Colombiana de Entomologia 36(2):340–341. | 240 |
