Harmaclona tephrantha (Meyrick, 1916)
| FAMILY | Tineidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Harmacloninae |
| GENUS | Harmaclona |
| SPECIES | tephrantha |
| AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1916) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Ptychoxena tephrantha, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Sri Lanka], Ceylon, Maskeliya, xii.1906, leg. Alson. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Lectotype ♂, designated by J. D. Bradley (1953c: 65), BMNH 8 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | Transferred to Harmaclona by J. D. Bradley (1953c: 65); the two specimens from South America are not conspecific (J. D. Bradley 1953c: 65). See also A. J. T. Janse (1968: 95). |
| PUBLICATION | Meyrick E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. - — 1(16-20):481-640. |
| PAGINATION |
616
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Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Bradley J. D. 1953c. On Harmaclona Busck, 1914 (Lep., Arrhenophanidae), with descriptions of a new species, of a supplementary wing-coupling device present, and some new synonymy. - The Entomologist 86(3):61-66. | 66 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | Príncipe | Meyrick E. 1934b. The Percy Sladen and Godman Trusts Expedition to the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, October 1932 March 1933. III. Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10) 14(82):401-411. | 411 |
Notes: Australasia: Australia; Oriental: Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka.
Host Plants
Unknown
