Caloptilia dicksoni Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Vári, 1961
Citation:	Caloptilia dicksoni spec. nov.
Original genus:	Caloptilia
Publication:	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:	Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:	12
Issue:
Pagination:	20–21; pl. 3, fig. 3; pl. 52, fig. 5

Caloptilia dicksoni (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Caloptilia dicksoni Vári, 1961	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7294, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, Kabeljous River, 13.iv.1951, leg. C. G. C. Dickson.

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GenBank Accession Number	Publication
AEC5342	Triberti, P., Staude, H., Sharp, I. & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. 2024. Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species. page 3

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Caloptilia dicksoni Vári, 1961	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 21
Caloptilia dicksoni Vári, 1961	South Africa	Gauteng	Triberti, P., Staude, H., Sharp, I. & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. 2024. Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species. page 6

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Caloptilia dicksoni Vári, 1961	Searsia pyroides	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Triberti, P., Staude, H., Sharp, I. & Lopez-Vaamonde, C. 2024. Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species. page 6

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Caloptilia dicksoni (1)

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