Caloptilia sapina Vári, 1961

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SUBFAMILY Gracillariinae
GENUSCaloptilia
SPECIES sapina
AUTHORVári, 1961
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONCaloptilia (Sphyrophora) sapina spec. nov.
TYPE LOCALITYSouth Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Durban, 19.xii.1953, leg. L. Vári.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7045, TMSA; Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7603, TMSA; Paratypes 2♂ and 1♀, genitalia slide G7046, TMSA.
STATUSSpecies
COMMENTAccording to Kumata (1981: 14-15) possibly a synonym of Gracilaria octopunctata Turner, 1894. Formally synonymized with Gracilaria octopunctata Turner, 1894 by Triberti (1989: 82). Not accepted by Vári (2002, pers. comm.).
PUBLICATION Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
PAGINATION 26-27; pl. 4, fig. 3; pl. 53, fig. 4; pl. 50, fig. 1

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Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. 27

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Euphorbiaceae Sapium ellipticum South Africa Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. 27

*   A very irregular blotch-mine, semi-transparent or transparent.