Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)

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Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Lugubraphycita (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Saalmüller, 1880)
Citation:	Myelois ? Morosalis
Original genus:	Myelois
Publication:	Saalmüller M. 1880. Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar, die sich im Museum der Senckenberg'schen naturforschenden Gesellschaft befinden.
Journal:	Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt a.M.
Volume:	1879–1880
Issue:
Pagination:	307
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9666974

Lugubraphycita morosalis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Lugubraphycita by G. Leraut (2021: 193). Had been transferred to Morosaphycita by M. Horak (1997: 366).

Leraut G. 2021. Spécies général des Phycitinae (Lep.: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae). A global comprehensive check-list of the Phycitinae (Lep.: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Holotype	♀	SNMF	Holotype ♀, SNMF.	Madagascar	Madagascar Sambirano, Nossi Be.

Distribution note:

Oriental: India; Palaearctic: Egypt, Nepal.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Botswana		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Comoros	Mayotte (Maore)	Bippus M. 2019c. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera). page 38
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Leraut G. 2019b. Contribution à la connaissance des Pyralidae Phycitinae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes I. Révision et inventaire des Phycitinae des Comores, avec description d’un genre, sept espèces et une sous-espèce. page 35
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ... page 128
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Kenya		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Madagascar		Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ... page 128
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Madagascar	Nosy Bé	Saalmüller M. 1880. Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar, die sich im Museum der Senckenberg'schen naturforschenden Gesellschaft befinden. page 307
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Mauritius		Bippus M. 2019c. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera). page 38
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Réunion		Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 282
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Senegal		Terren M., Mignon J., Haubruge E., Winandy S., Saverys S., Haverskercke P. J., Toussaint A., Baudoin J. & Mergeai G. 2009. Nouveaux ennemis de Jatropha curcas L. identifiés au Sénégal. page 1
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Seychelles	Mahé	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 118
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Tanzania		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64

Plant note:

Records of Jatropha curcas (see Terren et al. 2009: 1 and 2012: 224) and Jatropha sp. (see C. Guillermet 2009a: 82) refer to other Phycitinae species (see M. Bippus 2019c: 38).

Bippus M. 2019c. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Rhynchosia viscosa	Fabaceae	Comoros	Bippus M. 2019c. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera). page 38
Lugubraphycita morosalis (Saalmüller, 1880)	Rhynchosia viscosa	Fabaceae	Réunion	Bippus M. 2019c. Pyraloidea of Mauritius and neighbouring islands (Lepidoptera). page 38

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Lugubraphycita morosalis (1)

Lugubraphycita morosalis (2)

Lugubraphycita morosalis (3)

Lugubraphycita morosalis (4)

Lugubraphycita morosalis (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination