Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Lithocolletinae (subfamily)/  Phyllonorycter (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1908)
Citation:	Lithocolletis triarcha, n. sp.
Original genus:	Lithocolletis
Publication:	Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII.
Journal:	Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
Volume:	18
Issue:	4
Pagination:	811
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2222560

Phyllonorycter triarcha (1)

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Taxonomic note:

The record from South Africa, Transvaal (Meyrick 1921a: 121) is based on a misidentification (Vári 1961: 207).

Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Holotype	♀	BMNH	Holotype ♀, BMNH.	India	India, Bengal [recte Bihar], Pusa.

Distribution note:

The record of South Africa (Meyrick 1921: 121) is doubtful.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	India	Bihar	Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. page 811
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Indonesia	Moluccas (Buru)	Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 42
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Malaysia	West Malaysia	Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 42
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Philippines	Luzon	Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 42
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Philippines	Negeri Sembilan	Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 42
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Thailand		Kuroko, H. & Lewvanich, A. 1983. Some lepidopterous insect pests attacking economically important plants in Thailand. page 8

Plant note:

Mine on the lower surface of the leaf, yellowish-white with brown spots.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Gossypium barbadense	Malvaceae		Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 42
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Gossypium herbaceum	Malvaceae	Malaysia	Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 49
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Gossypium herbaceum	Malvaceae	Philippines	Kumata, T. 1995a. Some species of the subfamily Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera) collected in the Philippines. page 125
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	India	Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. page 811
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	Thailand	Kuroko, H. & Lewvanich, A. 1983. Some lepidopterous insect pests attacking economically important plants in Thailand. page 8
Phyllonorycter triarcha (Meyrick, 1908)	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	Malaysia	Kumata, T. 1993. A contribution to the knowledge of the Malaysian Lithocolletinae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), with a revision of Indian Cameraria associated with Leguminosae. page 49

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Phyllonorycter triarcha (1)

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