Caloptilia celtina Vári, 1961

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SUBFAMILY Gracillariinae
GENUSCaloptilia
SPECIES celtina
AUTHORVári, 1961
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONCaloptilia celtina spec. nov.
TYPE LOCALITYSouth Africa [Gauteng], Pretoria.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Latitude: -25°44'0" Longitude: 28°11'0"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7515, TMSA; Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7426, TMSA, Paratypes 6♂ and 4♀, genitalia slides G7365, G7611, TMSA, ZMHB.
STATUSSpecies
PUBLICATION Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
PAGINATION 7-8; pl. 2, fig. 2; pl. 51, fig. 1; pl. 75, fig. 2

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
South Africa Gauteng Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. 7-8

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Cannabaceae Celtis africana South Africa Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. 8

*   A small, irregular, very transparent blotch-mine in fork of two strong veins, usually near base of leaf or near midrib.