Istrianis epacria (Bradley, 1965)
FAMILY | Gelechiidae |
SUBFAMILY | Gelechiinae |
GENUS | Istrianis |
SPECIES | epacria |
AUTHOR | (Bradley, 1965) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Aristotelia epacria sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Uganda], Ruwenzori, Lake Mahoma, 9600 ft, 12.vii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 8717♂, BMNH; Allotype ♀, genitalia slide 9616♀, BMNH; Paratypes 3♂, 2♀, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
COMMENT | Transferred to Istrianis by O. V. Bidzilya (2021: 511). |
PUBLICATION | Bradley J. D. 1965b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. - Microlepidoptera. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1952 2(12):61-148. |
PAGINATION |
98, figs 25, 115-119
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Kenya | Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. - Zootaxa 4952(3):495-522. | 511 | |
Uganda | Bradley J. D. 1965b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. - Microlepidoptera. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1952 2(12):61-148. | 98 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Ericaceae | Erica arborea | Kenya | Bidzilya O. V. 2021a. New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species. - Zootaxa 4952(3):495-522. | 511 |