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Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Conopobathra (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1912)
Citation:Acrocercops gravissima, n. sp.
Original genus:Acrocercops
Publication:Meyrick, E. 1912a. Exotic Microlepidoptera.
Journal:Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough)
Volume:1
Issue:1
Pagination:24
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10439853
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Conopobathra gravissima (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Holotype ♀ TMSA Holotype ♀, genitalia slide G7226, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton District, Three Sisters, 12.iii.1911, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Allotype ♂ TMSA Metallotype ♂, genitalia slide G3381, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton District, Three Sisters, 12.iii.1911, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Indonesia Java Meyrick, E. 1931c. Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 48 (as glubulifera)
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Kenya Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 46
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Malaysia Selangor Walker, A. K. & Huddleston, T. 1987. Chelonus chailini sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Malaysia, parasitizing gracillariid moths (Lepidoptera). page 439
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Namibia Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 97
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Papua New Guinea Bismarck Archipelago (New Britain) Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 46
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) South Africa Mpumalanga Meyrick, E. 1912a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 24
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) South Africa Gauteng Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 97
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Thailand Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 46
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Zimbabwe Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 97
Plant note:

The record of Theobroma cacao L. (Sterculiaceae) (Robinson et al. 2001: 20) is probably erroneous.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Bauhinia sp. Fabaceae Robinson, G. S., Tuck, K. R. & Shaffer, M. 1994. A field guide to the smaller moths of South-East Asia. page 46
Conopobathra gravissima (Meyrick, 1912) Bauhinia variegata Fabaceae Meyrick, E. 1931c. Exotic Microlepidoptera. page 48
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Conopobathra globulifera (Meyrick, 1931) (Meyrick, 1931) species Synonym Acrocercops globulifera