Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)

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Permalink:	CERAVAST
Higher taxa:	Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Ceratophaga (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:	[Euplocamus] (Scardia) Vastellus
Original genus:	Euplocamus
Publication:	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:	Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:	(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:	88–89
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531732

Ceratophaga vastellus (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Lectotype	♀	NHMUK	Lectotype ♀, genitalia slide K. Sattler 15137♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape of Good Hope, "Habitat in tractibus fluviorum Limpoponis et Gariepis", leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Distribution note:

Palaearctic: Egypt.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Botswana		page C. Sydes
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Burundi		Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Central African Republic		Gozmány L. A. 1966c. A Tineid material (Lepidoptera) from Bangui, Central African Republic. page 252
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Congo		Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 255
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Meyrick E. 1938a. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. page 26
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Strand E. 1913b. Lepidoptera aus dem belgischen Kongo. page 100
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	East Kasai	Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Ethiopia		Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 255
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Gambia		page R. Goff
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Ghana		Gozmány L. A. 1966d. Tineid moths from Ghana, West Africa (I). page 445
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Guinea		Căpuşe I. 1971. Contribution à l'étude des Tineidae (Lepidoptera) africains. page 217
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Kenya		Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 102
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Madagascar		Gozmány L. A. 1969d. Some Tineid moths (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar. page 287
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Mozambique		Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 86
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Namibia		Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 44
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Nigeria		Gozmány L. A. 1968a. Some Tineid moths of the Ethiopian Region in the collections of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). I. page 117
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Rwanda		Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 7
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 30
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Limpopo	Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 89
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	page TMSA
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Western Cape	page NHMUK
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 30 (map)
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	South Africa	Gauteng	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 30 (map)
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Sudan		Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 86
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Tanzania		Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 86
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Tanzania	Zanzibar (Unguja)	Gozmány L. A. 1965b. Some collections of Tineid moths from Africa (Microlepidoptera). page 255
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Uganda		Meyrick E. 1924c. Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 4. Microlepidoptera. page 4
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Zambia		Gozmány L. A. 1967a. Three Tineid collections (Lepidoptera) from Africa. page 111
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Zimbabwe		Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 44

Plant note:

The larva bores in the horns of dead buffaloes and antelopes and feeds on the hornmass (Sjöstedt in Meyrick 1924c: 4). See also Haliday (1856: 23), Busck (1941: 1) and Walsingham (1881: 238).

Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1881. On the Tortricidae, Tineidae and Pterophoridae of South Africa.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Ceratophaga vastellus (Zeller, 1852)	Undefined Decaying animal matter	Undefined	Uganda	Meyrick E. 1924c. Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 4. Microlepidoptera. page 4

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Ceratophaga vastellus (1)

Ceratophaga vastellus (2)

Ceratophaga vastellus (3)

Ceratophaga vastellus (4)

Ceratophaga vastellus (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Ceratophaga castella Gozmány, 1969	Gozmány, 1969	species	Misapplied	Ceratophaga castella
Ceratophaga gigantella (Stainton, 1860)	(Stainton, 1860)	species	Synonym	Tinea gigantella
Ceratophaga lucidella (Walker, 1863)	(Walker, 1863)	species	Synonym	Tinea lucidella