Muhabbetana simiicola (Scoble, 1983)
| FAMILY | Nepticulidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Nepticulinae |
| GENUS | Muhabbetana |
| SPECIES | simiicola |
| AUTHOR | (Scoble, 1983) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Ectoedemia (Laqueus) simiicola spec. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, Cape Province [Eastern Cape], Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park, Stormsriviermond, 04.xii.1967, leg. L. Vári. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide TMSA 9909♂, TMSA; Paratypes 4♂, 5♀, TMSA. |
| STATUS | Species |
| COMMENT | Transferred to Muhabbetana by E. J. van Nieukerken et al. (2012: 142). |
| PUBLICATION | Scoble M. J. 1983. A revised cladistic classification of the Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new taxa mainly from South Africa. - Transvaal Museum Monograph 2(1):1-105. |
| PAGINATION | 22, figs 17, 61, 121 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Scoble M. J. 1983. A revised cladistic classification of the Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new taxa mainly from South Africa. - Transvaal Museum Monograph 2(1):1-105. | 22 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Ebenaceae | Diospyros simii | South Africa | Scoble M. J. 1983. A revised cladistic classification of the Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new taxa mainly from South Africa. - Transvaal Museum Monograph 2(1):1-105. | 22 |
| Ebenaceae | Diospyros dichrophylla | South Africa | Scoble M. J. 1983. A revised cladistic classification of the Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of new taxa mainly from South Africa. - Transvaal Museum Monograph 2(1):1-105. | 22 |
