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Triphassa stalachtis Hübner, 1818

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Pyralinae (subfamily)/  UnassignedPyralinae (tribe)/  Triphassa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hübner, 1818
Citation:Triphassa Stalachtis
Original genus:Triphassa
Publication:Hübner J. 1818–1825. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge [sic], bestehend in Bekundigung einzelner Fliegmuster neuer oder rarer nichteuropäischer Gattungen.
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Pagination:26; pl. 26, figs 149, 150
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Triphassa stalachtis Hübner, 1818 unknown Not stated. South Africa [South Africa], Not stated, leg. Grimm.
Plant note:

Larvae living in a web, in which pupation also took place (see C. G. C. Dickson 1947: 130).

Dickson C. G. C. 1947. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (3rd series).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Triphassa stalachtis Hübner, 1818 Erica muscosa Ericaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1947. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (3rd series). page 130 (as Scyphogyna muscosa)
Triphassa stalachtis Hübner, 1818 Scyphogyne sp. Ericaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 60
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Triphassa guttalis (Walker, 1866) (Walker, 1866) species Synonym Scopula guttalis
Triphassa stalactitis Hampson, 1896 Hampson, 1896 species Misapplied Triphassa stalactitis