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Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Turner, 1894)
Citation:Grac.[ilaria] octopunctata, n. sp.
Original genus:Gracillaria
Publication:Turner, A. J. 1894. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Moreton Bay.
Journal:Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia
Volume:18
Issue:
Pagination:123
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16141961
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Caloptilia octopunctata (1)
Taxonomic note:

Caloptilia sapina Vári, 1961 might be a synonym of this species (see Kumata 1981: 14 and Triberti 1989: 83).

Kumata, T. 1989. Two new genera related to Acrocercops (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with five new species from the Oriental region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Syntype unknown 3 syntypes (gender not stated). Australia [Australia, Queensland], Brisbane.
Distribution note:

See also Meyrick (1928a: 410).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Australia New South Wales Common, I. F. B. 1990. Moths of Australia. page 198
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Australia Queensland Turner, A. J. 1894. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Moreton Bay. page 123
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Triberti, P. 1989. The Gracillariidae fauna of the tropical Africa. 1. Genera Caloptilia Hübner and Aristaea Meyrick. page 83
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Fiji page BMNH
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) India Haryana page EIHU
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) India Bihar Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. page 828
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) India Meyrick, E. 1907b. Descriptions of Australasian Micro-Lepidoptera. XIX. Plutellidae. page 65
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) India Meghalaya Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. page 828
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) India Karnataka Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. page 828
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) India West Bengal Meyrick, E. 1910a. Notes and descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. page 227
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) India Himachal Pradesh page EIHU
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Malaysia West Malaysia page EIHU
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) New Zealand Kumata, T. 1981. Notes on Caloptilia (Sphyrophora) octopunctata (Turner, 1894) of India, with description of its larva (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 14
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Philippines Luzon page EIHU
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) South Africa Janse, A. J. T. 1917. Check-List of the South African Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 201
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Tanzania, United Republic of Triberti, P. 1989. The Gracillariidae fauna of the tropical Africa. 1. Genera Caloptilia Hübner and Aristaea Meyrick. page 83
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Uganda Triberti, P. 1989. The Gracillariidae fauna of the tropical Africa. 1. Genera Caloptilia Hübner and Aristaea Meyrick. page 83
Plant note:

The records of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC. [Fabaceae] in India (Maxwell-Lefroy & Howlett 1909: 538, Fletcher [1921]: 162), and of Polygonum glabrum Willd. [Polygonaceae] (Meyrick 1924: 86) are probably erroneous.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Homalanthus populneus Euphorbiaceae Malaysia page EIHU
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Homalanthus sp. Euphorbiaceae Australia Kumata, T. 1981. Notes on Caloptilia (Sphyrophora) octopunctata (Turner, 1894) of India, with description of its larva (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 14
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Omalanthus populifolius Euphorbiaceae Australia Common, I. F. B. 1990. Moths of Australia. page 198
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Persicaria glabra Polygonaceae India page EIHU
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Sapium indicum Euphorbiaceae India Kumata, T. 1981. Notes on Caloptilia (Sphyrophora) octopunctata (Turner, 1894) of India, with description of its larva (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). page 14
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Sapium sebiferum Euphorbiaceae India Meyrick, E. 1928a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 410
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Caloptilia cirrhocrotala (Meyrick, 1928) (Meyrick, 1928) species Synonym Gracillaria cirrhocrotala
Caloptilia tetratypa (Meyrick, 1928) (Meyrick, 1928) species Synonym Gracillaria tetratypa