Phyllonorycter melanosparta
(Meyrick, 1912)
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SUBFAMILY
Lithocolletinae
GENUS Phyllonorycter
SPECIES
melanosparta
AUTHOR (Meyrick, 1912) ORIGINAL COMBINATION Lithocolletis melanosparta, n. sp. TYPE LOCALITY [South Africa], Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton, 31.xii.1910, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES
Latitude: -25°47'18"
Longitude: 31°3'11"
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TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♀, genitalia slide G7142♀, TMSA; Metallotype ♂, genitalia slide G6925♂, TMSA.
STATUS Species PUBLICATION
Meyrick, E. 1912a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 1(1):1-32.
PAGINATION
21
Species pictures
Species Distribution
COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Kenya
De Prins, J., Mozuraitis, R., Lopez-Vaamonde, C. & Rougerie, R. 2009. Sex attractant, distribution and DNA barcodes for the Afrotropical leaf-mining moth Phyllonorycter melanosparta (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 2281:53-67.
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South Africa Mpumalanga
Meyrick, E. 1912a. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 1(1):1-32.
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South Africa Gauteng
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
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South Africa North-West
De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1-283.
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South Africa Limpopo
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
210
Zimbabwe
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
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Host Plants
FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATION PAGE
Fabaceae Flemingia grahamiana South Africa
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
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Fabaceae Hylodesmum repandum Kenya
De Prins, J. & Kawahara, A. Y. 2012. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). - Zootaxa 3594:1-283.
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Fabaceae Rhynchosia caribaea South Africa
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
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Fabaceae Vigna sp. South Africa
Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:238 pp. 112 pls.
210
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A moderate, oval, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the upperside of the leaf.
