Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)

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Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Elegia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Ragonot, 1888)
Citation:	N.[ephopteryx] [sic] inconspicuella
Original genus:	Nephopterix
Publication:	Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	1888
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Pagination:	17

Elegia inconspicuella (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Had been transferred to Microthrix by G. Leraut (2019c: 72).

Leraut G. 2019c. Contribution à la connaissance des Pyralidae Phycitinae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes (III) – Révision et inventaire des espèces présentes à Madagascar et dans les Mascareignes.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)		unknown		Not stated.	India	[India], Indes orientales.

Distribution note:

Oriental: India.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)	Madagascar		Leraut G. 2019c. Contribution à la connaissance des Pyralidae Phycitinae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes (III) – Révision et inventaire des espèces présentes à Madagascar et dans les Mascareignes. page 73
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)	Mozambique		Joannis J. de 1927. Pyralidae d'Afrique australe, principalement du district de Lourenço-Marques. page 216
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)	Namibia		Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. page 231
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)	South Africa	Gauteng	Hampson G. F. 1898c. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 160
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)	South Africa	Western Cape	Balinsky B. I. 1994. A study of African Phycitinae in the Transvaal Museum. page 116

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)	Cynodon sp.	Poaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 254
Elegia inconspicuella (Ragonot, 1888)	Undefined Grasses	Undefined	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 254

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Elegia inconspicuella (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Elegia inconspicllella (Balinsky, 1994)	(Balinsky, 1994)	species	Misapplied	Microthrix inconspicllella