Spanioptila spinosum Walsingham, 1897
| SUBFAMILY | Ornixolinae |
| GENUS | Spanioptila |
| SPECIES | spinosum |
| AUTHOR | Walsingham, 1897 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Spanioptila spinosum, sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Virgin Islands], S[ain]t Thomas, 22.iii.1894, leg. Gudmann. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 18°20'0" Longitude: -64°55'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes 2♂: BMNH(E) 1409340, left wings missing, BMNH(E) 1409348, genitalia slides 6090♂, 6091♂, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | 5 specimens (gender not stated) mentioned in description, and not included into type series, not found in BMNH. |
| PUBLICATION | Walsingham, Lord (Thomas de Grey) 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897(1):54-183. |
| PAGINATION | 148 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Cuba | Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls. | 172 | |
| Puerto Rico | Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls. | 172 | |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | Saint Thomas | Walsingham, Lord (Thomas de Grey) 1897. Revision of the West-Indian Micro-Lepidoptera with descriptions of new species. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897(1):54-183. | 148 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Flacourtiaceae | Casearia hirsuta | Cuba | Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls. | 172 |
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