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Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Hieroxestinae (subfamily)/  Opogona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1908
Citation:Opogona phaeochalca, sp. n.
Original genus:Opogona
Publication:Meyrick E. 1908b. Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1908
Issue:3
Pagination:737
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31938945
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908 Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, MNHN. Réunion Réunion, Saint-Denis, iv.
Distribution note:

The records of Seychelles (Meyrick 1910a: 375, 1911d: 298) refer to Opogona autogama (Meyrick, 1915) and the occurrence of this species on the Seychelles needs confirmation (see G. S. Robinson 2009: 36).

Robinson G. S. 2009. Biology, distribution and diversity of tineid moths.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908 Mauritius Meyrick E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles. page 375
Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908 Réunion Meyrick E. 1908b. Descriptions of African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 737
Opogona phaeochalca Meyrick, 1908 South Africa Meyrick E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles. page 375
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Opogona phacochalca Viette, 1957 Viette, 1957 species Misapplied Opogona phacochalca