Caloptilia deltanthes (Meyrick, 1935)

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SUBFAMILY Gracillariinae
GENUSCaloptilia
SPECIES deltanthes
AUTHOR(Meyrick, 1935)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONGracilaria deltanthes, new species
TYPE LOCALITYMarquesas Islands, Uapou, Teoatea, Hakahetau Valley, 2200 ft.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♀, lacking right forewing, BPBM; Paratypes 2♀, 1 specimen lacking abdomen and several other parts, 2nd specimen missing completely, BPBM (see Clarke 1986: 346).
STATUSSpecies
PUBLICATION Meyrick, E. 1935a. Pyrales and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands. - Bulletin of the Bernice Bishop Museum 114:333-355.
PAGINATION 354

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
French Polynesia Marquesas Islands Meyrick, E. 1935a. Pyrales and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Islands. - Bulletin of the Bernice Bishop Museum 114:333-355. 54

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ramiflorum   Clarke, J. F. G. 1986. Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. - Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 416:1-485. 346