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Phthoropoea pycnosaris (Meyrick, 1932)

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Myrmecozelinae (subfamily)/  Phthoropoea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1932)
Citation:Polycompsistis pycnosaris, n. sp.
Original genus:Polycompsistis
Publication:Meyrick E. 1932a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4.
Journal:—
Volume:4
Issue:7–11
Pagination:325
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60386997
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phthoropoea pycnosaris (Meyrick, 1932) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Uganda Uganda, Kampala, bred iv from larva feeding on old cotton seed, leg. H. Hargreaves.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Phthoropoea pycnosaris (Meyrick, 1932) Tanzania Gozmány L. A. 1967c. The Tineid moths of the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 3
Phthoropoea pycnosaris (Meyrick, 1932) Uganda Meyrick E. 1932a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4. page 325
Plant note:

In the seeds.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Phthoropoea pycnosaris (Meyrick, 1932) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Uganda Gozmány L. A. 1967c. The Tineid moths of the Royal Museum of Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium (Lepidoptera: Tineidae). page 3
Phthoropoea pycnosaris (Meyrick, 1932) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Tanzania Meyrick E. 1936b. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 55
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Phthoropoea coniographa (Meyrick, 1936) (Meyrick, 1936) species Synonym Gnathosaristis coniographa