Phyllonorycter melanosparta (Meyrick, 1912)
| FAMILY | Gracillariidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Lithocolletinae |
| GENUS | Phyllonorycter |
| SPECIES | melanosparta |
| AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1912) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Lithocolletis melanosparta, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, Mpumalanga], Transvaal, Barberton, xii, leg. A. J. T. Janse. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -25°47'9" Longitude: 31°22'12" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, genitalia slide G7142♀, TMSA; Metallotype ♂, genitalia slide G6925♂, TMSA. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Meyrick E. 1912b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. - — 1(1–2):1–64. |
| PAGINATION | 21 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| South Africa | Meyrick E. 1912b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. - — 1(1–2):1–64. | 21 | |
| Zimbabwe |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Fabaceae | Desmodium repandum | |||
| Fabaceae | Rhynchosia caribaea | South Africa | Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:1–238, pls 1–112. | 210 |
| Fabaceae | Flemingia grahamiana | South Africa | Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:1–238, pls 1–112. | 210 |
| Fabaceae | Vigna sp. | South Africa | Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. - Transvaal Museum Memoir 12:1–238, pls 1–112. | 210 |
