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Eucosmocydia mixographa (Meyrick, 1939)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Grapholitini (tribe)/  Eucosmocydia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1939)
Citation:Laspeyresia mixographa sp. n.
Original genus:Laspeyresia
Publication:Meyrick E. 1939. New Microlepidoptera, with notes on others.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:89
Issue:4
Pagination:51
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Eucosmocydia mixographa (Meyrick, 1939) Lectotype RMCA Lectotype ♀, genitalia slide L. Aarvik 98060♀, MRAC/KMMA 00327♀, RMCA, designated by J. Razowski, L. Aarvik & J. De Prins (2010: 29) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, Equateur], Belgian Congo, Eala [5 km E of Mbandaka], iii.1936, leg. J. Ghesquière. Razowski J., Aarvik L. & De Prins J. 2010. An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. page 51
Eucosmocydia mixographa (Meyrick, 1939) Lectotype NHMUK Paralectotype 1♂, NHMUK. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo, Equateur], Belgian Congo, Eala [5 km E of Mbandaka], iii.1936, leg. J. Ghesquière. Razowski J., Aarvik L. & De Prins J. 2010. An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. page 51
Plant note:

Caterpillars in immature pods of Piptadenia africana and fruits of Mallotus oppositifolius together with Carposina impavida [see J. Ghesquière 1940a: 106].

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Eucosmocydia mixographa (Meyrick, 1939) Mallotus oppositifolius Euphorbiaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 106
Eucosmocydia mixographa (Meyrick, 1939) Piptadenia africana Fabaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 106
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