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Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Acrocercops (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Vári, 1961
Citation:Acrocercops gossypii spec. nov.
Original genus:Acrocercops
Publication:Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:12
Issue:
Pagination:158–159; pl. 17, fig. 6; pl. 35, fig. 5; pl. 62, fig. 5; pl. 99, fig. 1
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961 Holotype TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7656♂, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton.
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961 Allotype TMSA Allotype ♀, genitalia slide G7654, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton.
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961 Paratype MfN Paratypes 18♂, 10♀, genitalia slides G6635, G6636, G6642, TMSA, MfN. South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Mpumalanga], Barberton.
Plant note:

A large, irregular, transparent blotch-mine, with yellowish-brown discolorations and whitish margin.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961 Gossypium herbaceum Malvaceae South Africa Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 159
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961 Gossypium hirsutum Malvaceae South Africa Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 159
Acrocercops gossypii Vári, 1961 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 275
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination