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Conopsia phoenosoma (Meyrick, 1930)

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Higher taxa: Sesiidae (family)/  Tinthiinae (subfamily)/  Tinthiini (tribe)/  Conopsia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1930)
Citation:Trichocerota phoenosoma, n. sp.
Original genus:Trichocerota
Publication:Meyrick E. 1930d. Trichocerota phoenosoma, n. sp.
Journal:Proceedings of the Entomological Society of London
Volume:5
Issue:1
Pagination:4
Taxonomic note:

More info about the discovery and the behaviour in G. H. E. Hopkins (1930: 4–5).

Hopkins G. H. E. 1930. Mimetic resemblance of an Aegeriid moth to an abundant type of Braconid model; and the flight of the Lycaenid Mimacraea poultoni, Neave, to that of an Acraea, observed in Uganda by G. H. E. Hopkins.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Conopsia phoenosoma (Meyrick, 1930) Holotype ♀ OUMNH Holotype ♀, probably lost (see A. Kallies 2000: 167, D. Bartsch, pers. comm. 27.ix.2013), OUMNH. Uganda Uganda, Kampala, viii, leg. G. H. E. Hopkins. Kallies A. 2000. Review of the Tinthiini of the Ethiopian region (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, Tinthiinae). page 4
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Conopsia phoenosoma (Meyrick, 1930) Uganda Meyrick E. 1930d. Trichocerota phoenosoma, n. sp. page 4
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination