Lecithocera trifera Meyrick, 1938

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Higher taxa:	Lecithoceridae (family)/  Lecithocerinae (subfamily)/  Lecithocera (genus)/  Lecithocera (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1938
Citation:	Lecithocera trifera n. sp.
Original genus:	Lecithocera
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1938a. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina.
Journal:	Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo belge
Volume:	14
Issue:
Pagination:	14; pl. 2, fig. 2
URL:	http://www.apncb.be/archives/publications/exploration-national-park-albert/exploration-national-park-albert-first-series/mission-g.-f.-de-witte-1933-1935/1938-fascicule-14-pterophoridae-tortricina-and/meyrick-complet.pdf/download/en/1/fascicule14_meyrick_http://www.apncb.be/archives/publications/exploration-national-park-albert/exploration-national-park-albert-first-series/mission-g.-f.-de-witte-1933-1935/1938-fascicule-14-pterophoridae-tortricina-and/meyrick-complet.pdf/download/en/1/fascicule14_meyrick_

Lecithocera trifera (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Lecithocera trifera Meyrick, 1938	Lectotype	♂	RMCA	Lectotype ♂, designated by K.-T. Park et al. (2023c: 366), RMCA	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgian Congo, Albert National Park, Lac Magera, 2000 m, 26.ii–07.iii.1934, leg. G. F. de Witte.	Park K.-T., Koo J.-M., Jeong S.-Y., De Prins J. & De Prins W. 2023c. Review of the genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) in DR Congo, with description of four new species. page 14; pl. 2, fig. 2
Lecithocera trifera Meyrick, 1938	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	3 Paralectotypes ♂, ♀, RMCA, NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgian Congo, Albert National Park, Lac Magera, 2000 m, 26.ii–07.iii.1934, leg. G. F. de Witte.	Park K.-T., Koo J.-M., Jeong S.-Y., De Prins J. & De Prins W. 2023c. Review of the genus Lecithocera Herrich-Schäffer (Lepidoptera, Lecithoceridae) in DR Congo, with description of four new species. page 14; pl. 2, fig. 2

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Lecithocera trifera Meyrick, 1938	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Meyrick E. 1938a. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. page 14

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Lecithocera trifera (1)

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