Namibicola palmwagos
Mey, 2011
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| FAMILY |
Pyralidae |
| SUBFAMILY |
Phycitinae
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| GENUS |
Namibicola |
| SPECIES |
palmwagos
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| AUTHOR | Mey, 2011 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Namibicola palmwagos spec. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Namibia, Entendeka Plateau, 40 km N of Palmwag Lodge, 1133 m, 2729.ii.2008, leg. W. Mey, K. Ebert & L. Kühne.
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| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES |
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| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Mey 72/11♂, ZMHB; Paratypes 7♀, TMSA, ZMHB.
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| STATUS |
Species |
| PUBLICATION |
Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. - Esperiana Memoir 6:1–316.
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| PAGINATION |
232–233; pl. 35, fig. 8
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY |
PROVINCE/STATE |
PUBLICATION |
PAGE |
| Namibia |
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Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. - Esperiana Memoir 6:1–316. |
232 |
| South Africa |
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Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. - Esperiana Memoir 6:1–316. |
233 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Euphorbiaceae |
Euphorbia bothae |
South Africa |
Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. - Esperiana Memoir 6:1–316. |
233 |
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Probably also on Euphorbia gregaria and Euphorbia damara in Namibia (see Mey 2011: 233).
