Metriochroa pergulariae
Vári, 1961
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| SUBFAMILY |
Phyllocnistinae
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| GENUS | Metriochroa |
| SPECIES |
pergulariae
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| AUTHOR | Vári, 1961 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Metriochroa pergulariae spec. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, Transvaal [Limpopo], Chipise [Tshipise], 15.v.1953, leg. L. Vári.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES |
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| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G6943, TMSA; Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7529, TMSA; Paratypes 4♂ and 8♀, TMSA, ZMHB.
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| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION |
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
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| PAGINATION |
197-198; pl. 15, fig. 6; pl. 64, fig. 6; pl. 103, fig. 2
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY |
PROVINCE/STATE |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| South Africa |
Limpopo |
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. |
198 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY |
SPECIES |
COUNTRY |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| Asclepiadaceae |
Pergularia daemia |
South Africa |
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. |
198 |
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A very long, narrow, irregularly contorted gallery on upperside of leaf.
