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Loxomorpha pulchellalis (Dyar, 1922)

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Higher taxa: Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Asciodini (tribe)/  Loxomorpha (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Dyar, 1922)
Citation:Mimorista pulchellalis, new species
Original genus:Mimorista
Publication:Dyar H. G. 1922. New American moths and notes (Lepidoptera).
Journal:Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus
Volume:10
Issue:1–3
Pagination:15
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33380249
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Loxomorpha pulchellalis (Dyar, 1922) Holotype ♂ USNM Holotype ♂, type no 24977, USNM. Argentina Argentina, Catamarca, e.l. 05.iii.1921, leg. W. B. Alexander.
Distribution note:

Neotropical: Argentina. Deliberately introduced into South Africa in 1979 as a biological control agent against Opuntia aurantiaca (see Olckers & Hill 1999).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Loxomorpha pulchellalis (Dyar, 1922) South Africa Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. page 103, 215 (deliberate introduction)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Loxomorpha pulchellalis (Dyar, 1922) Opuntia aurantiaca Cactaceae South Africa Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. page 215
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination