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Sitotroga exquisita Bidzilya & Mey, 2011

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Apatetrinae (subfamily)/  Pexicopiini (tribe)/  Sitotroga (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Bidzilya & Mey, 2011
Citation:Sitotroga exquisita spec. nov.
Original genus:Sitotroga
Publication:Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa.
Journal:Esperiana Memoir
Volume:6
Issue:
Pagination:212–213; pls. 4 & 10, figs 23, 41; pl. 32, fig. 18
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Sitotroga exquisita (1)
Taxonomic note:

Does probably not belong to Sitotroga; needs revision (see O. V. Bidzilya & L. Aarvik 2023: 418).

Bidzilya O. V. & Aarvik L. 2023. A new genus and two new species of the tribe Pexicopiini (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropical region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sitotroga exquisita Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 Holotype ♂ NMNW Holotype ♂, NMNW Namibia Namibia, Kavango, Popa Falls, 26.ii–01.iii.1992, leg. W. Mey.
Sitotroga exquisita Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 Paratype ♂ MfN Paratypes 4♂, 6♀, genitalia slides O. Bidzilya 30/10, 515/07, 45/08, MfN. Namibia Namibia, Kavango, Popa Falls, 26.ii–01.iii.1992, leg. W. Mey.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sitotroga exquisita Bidzilya & Mey, 2011 Namibia Mey W. 2011. Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa. page 212
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
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