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Caloptilia celtina Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Vári, 1961
Citation:Caloptilia celtina spec. nov.
Original genus:Caloptilia
Publication:Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:12
Issue:
Pagination:7–8; pl. 2, fig. 2; pl. 51, fig. 1; pl. 75, fig. 2
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Caloptilia celtina (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Caloptilia celtina Vári, 1961 Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7515, TMSA South Africa South Africa [Gauteng], Pretoria.
Caloptilia celtina Vári, 1961 Allotype ♂ ZMHB Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7426, TMSA, Paratypes 6♂ and 4♀, genitalia slides G7365, G7611, TMSA, ZMHB. South Africa South Africa [Gauteng], Pretoria.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Caloptilia celtina Vári, 1961 South Africa Gauteng Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 7–8
Plant note:

A small, irregular, very transparent blotch-mine in fork of two strong veins, usually near base of leaf or near midrib.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Caloptilia celtina Vári, 1961 Celtis africana Cannabaceae South Africa Vári, L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. page 8
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Caloptilia argyrochroma Vári, 1961 Vári, 1961 species Misapplied Caloptilia argyrochroma