Phyllonorycter brachylaenae
(Vári, 1961)
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| SUBFAMILY |
Lithocolletinae
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| GENUS | Phyllonorycter |
| SPECIES |
brachylaenae
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| AUTHOR | (Vári, 1961) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Lithocolletis brachylaenae spec. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, Transvaal [Gauteng], Pretoria, 20.x.1949, leg. L. Vári.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES |
Latitude: -25°44'0"
Longitude: 28°11'0"
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| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7126♂, TMSA; Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7127♀, TMSA; Paratypes 49♂ and 43♀, genitalia slide G7524, TMSA, ZMHB, RSME.
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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 |
220-221; pl. 23, fig. 7; pl. 65, fig. 11; pl. 105, fig. 5
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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. |
221 |
| South Africa |
North-West |
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. |
221 |
| South Africa |
Limpopo |
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. |
221 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY |
SPECIES |
COUNTRY |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| Asteraceae |
Brachylaena discolor |
South Africa |
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. |
221 |
| Asteraceae |
Brachylaena rotundata |
South Africa |
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls. |
221 |
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A semi-circular or oval, tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
