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Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Ceratophaga (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:[Euplocamus] (Scardia) Vastellus
Original genus:Euplocamus
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:88–89
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531732
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Ceratophaga vastellus (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Lectotype ♀ NHMUK Lectotype ♀, genitalia slide K. Sattler 15137♀, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa], "Habitat in tractibus fluviorum Limpoponis et Gariepis", leg. J. A. Wahlberg.
Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Botswana page C. Sydes
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Burundi Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Central African Republic Gozmány L. A. 1966c. A Tineid material (Lepidoptera) from Bangui, Central African Republic. page 252
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Congo Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 255
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Strand E. 1913b. Lepidoptera aus dem belgischen Kongo. page 100
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Meyrick E. 1938a. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. page 26
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Ethiopia Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 255
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Gambia page R. Goff
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Ghana Gozmány L. A. 1966d. Tineid moths from Ghana, West Africa (I). page 445
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Guinea Căpuşe I. 1971. Contribution à l'étude des Tineidae (Lepidoptera) africains. page 217
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Kenya Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 102
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Madagascar Gozmány L. A. 1969d. Some Tineid moths (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar. page 287
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Mozambique Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 86
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Namibia Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 44
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Nigeria Gozmány L. A. 1968a. Some Tineid moths of the Ethiopian Region in the collections of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). I. page 117
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Rwanda Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) South Africa Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 89
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Sudan Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 86
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Tanzania Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 86
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 255
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Uganda Meyrick E. 1924c. Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 4. Microlepidoptera. page 4
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Zambia Gozmány L. A. 1967a. Three Tineid collections (Lepidoptera) from Africa. page 111
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Zimbabwe Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 44
Plant note:

The larva bores in the horns of dead buffaloes and antelopes and feeds on the hornmass (Sjöstedt in Meyrick 1924c: 4). See also Haliday (1856: 23), Busck (1941: 1) and Walsingham (1881: 238).

Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1881. On the Tortricidae, Tineidae and Pterophoridae of South Africa.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852) Undefined Decaying animal matter Undefined Uganda Meyrick E. 1924c. Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 4. Microlepidoptera. page 4
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
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