Corythoxestis pentarcha (Meyrick, 1922)
SUBFAMILY | Phyllocnistinae |
GENUS | Corythoxestis |
SPECIES | pentarcha |
AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1922) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Cryphiomystis pentarcha, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Ceylon [Sri Lanka], Peradeniya, 28.xii.1919, leg. J. T. Hudson. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 7°16'0" Longitude: 80°36'0" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide 5553♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Meyrick, E. 1922. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(18):545-576. |
PAGINATION | 563 |
Subspecies
NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
borbonica | Guillermet, 2011 | Subspecies |
Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Réunion | Martiré, D. & Rochat, J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. - — :496 pp.. | 210 | |
Sri Lanka | Meyrick, E. 1922. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(18):545-576. | 563 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Rubiaceae | Coffea robusta | Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. | 128 | |
Rubiaceae | Coffea sp. | India | Meyrick, E. 1922. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 2(18):545-576. | 563 |
Zingiberaceae | Amomum magnificum | Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. | 128 |