Phyllonorycter hibiscina (Vári, 1961)

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SUBFAMILY	Lithocolletinae
GENUS	Phyllonorycter
SPECIES	hibiscina
AUTHOR	(Vári, 1961)
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Lithocolletis hibiscina spec. nov.
TYPE LOCALITY	South Africa, Transvaal [Gauteng], Pretoria District, Hennops River, 12.ix.1950, leg. L. Vári.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: -25°44'0" Longitude: 28°11'0" Toggle map
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7129♂, TMSA; Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7187♀, TMSA; Paratypes 6♂ and 3♀, genitalia slides G7186♂, G7679♂, G7722♀, TMSA.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
PAGINATION	219–220; pl. 23, fig. 6; pl. 65, fig. 10; pl. 105, fig. 3

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Cameroon		De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	92
Kenya		De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	92
South Africa	Gauteng	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.	220
South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	92
South Africa	North-West	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.	220
Zimbabwe		De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	93

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Asteraceae	Brachylaena sp.	South Africa	De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	94
Malvaceae	Abutilon mauritianum	South Africa	De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	94
Malvaceae	Hibiscus calyphyllus	South Africa	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.	220
Malvaceae	Hibiscus lunarifolius	South Africa	De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	93
Malvaceae	Pavonia sp.	South Africa	De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1–283.	94