Coleophora vansoni Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2015
FAMILY | Coleophoridae |
SUBFAMILY | Coleophorinae |
GENUS | Coleophora |
SPECIES | vansoni |
AUTHOR | Baldizzone & van der Wolf, 2015 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Coleophora vansoni Baldizzone & van der Wolf, sp. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, [Northern Cape], 5 km E of Springbok, 11–12.viii.1961, leg. G. van Son & L. Vári. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide H. van der Wolf 6448♂, TMSA; Paratypes 1♂, 5♀, genitalia slides L. Vári 6295♂, 6291♀, G. Baldizzone 11183♀, 11646♀, 15011♀, 15030♀, TMSA, ZMHB, coll. Baldizzone, van der Wolf. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Baldizzone G. & van der Wolf H. W. 2015. On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (II) (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). - Zootaxa 4000(3):335–362. |
PAGINATION | 339–342, figs 2, 22–24, 25–27 |
Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Namibia | Baldizzone G. & van der Wolf H. W. 2015. On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (II) (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). - Zootaxa 4000(3):335–362. | 340 | |
South Africa | Northern Cape | Baldizzone G. & van der Wolf H. W. 2015. On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (II) (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). - Zootaxa 4000(3):335–362. | 339 |
South Africa | Eastern Cape | Baldizzone G. & van der Wolf H. W. 2015. On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (II) (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). - Zootaxa 4000(3):335–362. | 340 |
South Africa | Western Cape | Baldizzone G. & van der Wolf H. W. 2015. On the taxonomy of Afrotropical Coleophoridae (II) (Lepidoptera, Coleophoridae). - Zootaxa 4000(3):335–362. | 340 |
Host Plants
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