Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)

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Higher taxa:	Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Trichophaga (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Wollaston T. V., 1858)
Citation:	Tinea abruptella
Original genus:	Tinea
Publication:	Wollaston T. V. 1858. Brief diagnostic characters of undescribed Madeiran insects.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(3) 1
Issue:	2
Pagination:	120
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18660095

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)		unknown		Not stated.	Portugal	[Portugal], Madeira and Porto Santo.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt, France, Portugal (Madeira), Spain (Canary Islands), Balkans, Asia minor, Tunisia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Bahrain		Petersen G. & Gaedike R. 1982. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Tineidae. page 343
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Central African Republic		Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 42
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 5
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 5
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Saudi Arabia		Amsel H. G. 1958b. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Nordost-Arabien der Ausbeute A. S. Talhouk. page 82
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Somalia		Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 281
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Sudan		Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 254
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Western Sahara		Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 351
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Yemen		Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 281

Plant note:

Probably in the regurgitated pellets of Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae Guenée) (see L. A. Gozmány & L. Vári 1973: 42).

Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Trichophaga abruptella (Wollaston T. V., 1858)	Undefined Decaying animal matter	Undefined		Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 42

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Trichophaga amina Meyrick, 1925	Meyrick, 1925	species	Synonym	Trichophaga amina
Trichophaga desertella Mabille, 1907	Mabille, 1907	species	Synonym	Trichophaga desertella