Paraeccopsis variegana Agassiz & Aarvik, 2014
FAMILY | Tortricidae |
SUBFAMILY | Olethreutinae |
GENUS | Paraeccopsis |
SPECIES | variegana |
AUTHOR | Agassiz & Aarvik, 2014 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Paraeccopsis variegana Agassiz & Aarvik, sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha, 1900 m, e.l. Acacia xanthophloea, em. 17.xi.2003, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 0°-47'0" Longitude: 36°24'0" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, NMK; 18 Paratypes ♂, ♀, genitalia slide L. Aarvik 2009.020, NMK, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Agassiz D. J. L. & Aarvik L. 2014. New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. - Zootaxa 3861(4):369–397. |
PAGINATION | 371, 374, figs 5–10, 34, 45 |
Species pictures



Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Aarvik L. 2014. New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. - Zootaxa 3861(4):369–397. | 371 | |
Tanzania, United Republic of | Agassiz D. J. L. & Aarvik L. 2014. New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. - Zootaxa 3861(4):369–397. | 371 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Fabaceae | Acacia xanthophloea | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Aarvik L. 2014. New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. - Zootaxa 3861(4):369–397. | 371 |
Fabaceae | Acacia tortilis | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Aarvik L. 2014. New Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) from East Africa with an account of the tortricid fauna of acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley. - Zootaxa 3861(4):369–397. | 371 |