Caloptilia leptophanes (Meyrick, 1928)
SUBFAMILY | Gracillariinae |
GENUS | Caloptilia |
SPECIES | leptophanes |
AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1928) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Gracilaria leptophanes, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Pilgrim's Rest, Skea, 03.v.1920, leg. A. J. T. Janse. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G3374, TMSA; Metallotype ♀, genitalia slide G7579, TMSA. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Meyrick, E. 1928a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 3(13):385-416. |
PAGINATION | 411-412 |
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Nigeria | Triberti, P. 1989. The Gracillariidae fauna of the tropical Africa. 1. Genera Caloptilia Hübner and Aristaea Meyrick. - Revue de Zoologie africaine - Journal of African Zoology 103(1):73-90. | 89 | |
South Africa | Mpumalanga | Meyrick, E. 1928a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 3(13):385-416. | 412 |
South Africa | Gauteng | Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. | 25 |