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Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Acrocercopinae (subfamily)/  Cryptolectica (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walsingham, 1891)
Citation:Gracilaria [sic] bifasciata, sp. n.
Original genus:Gracillaria
Publication:Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:1891
Issue:1
Pagination:126–127; pl. 6, fig. 68
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33776981
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Cryptolectica bifasciata (1)
Taxonomic note:

Synonym: Gelechia sp. Aders, 1913. Zanzibar Prot. Med. San. Report, p. 86; synonymized by J. Ghesquière (1940a).

Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Gambia Gambia, Bathurst [Banjul], xi, leg. G. T. Carter.
Distribution note:

Oriental: India.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Cameroon Nonveiller, G. 1984. Catalogue commenté et illustré des insectes de Cameroun d'intérêt agricole (apparition, répartition, importance). page 79
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 21
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Gambia Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 127
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Kenya Kerrich G. J. 1969. Systematic studies on eulophid parasites (Hym., Chalcidoidea), mostly of coffee leaf-miners in Africa. page 203
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Malawi Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 21
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 197
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Somalia Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 21
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 274
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Sudan Nonveiller, G. 1984. Catalogue commenté et illustré des insectes de Cameroun d'intérêt agricole (apparition, répartition, importance). page 79
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Tanzania Ghesquière J. 1939b. La teigne des crucifères au Congo belge. page 21
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Ghesquière J. 1939b. La teigne des crucifères au Congo belge. page 21
Plant note:

Several larvae lift the whole upper epidermis of the leaf to form one large blister (see W. A. Lamborn 1914b: 197).

Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Abelmoschus esculentus Malvaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 22
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Abutilon sp. Malvaceae India Robinson G. S., Ackery P. R., Kitching I. J., Beccaloni G. W. & Hernández L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. page 19
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Gossypium barbadense Malvaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 22
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 197
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Nonveiller, G. 1984. Catalogue commenté et illustré des insectes de Cameroun d'intérêt agricole (apparition, répartition, importance). page 79
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Tanzania Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 21
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 274
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Malva sp. Malvaceae Gambia Walsingham Thomas de Grey 1891a. African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 127
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Urena lobata Malvaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 22
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Cryptolectica bifasciata (Walsingham, 1891) Crateulophus somalicus Eulophidae Kenya Kerrich G. J. 1969. Systematic studies on eulophid parasites (Hym., Chalcidoidea), mostly of coffee leaf-miners in Africa. page 203
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination