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Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1921)
Citation:Gracilaria [sic] cataractias n. sp.
Original genus:Gracillaria
Publication:Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:8
Issue:2
Pagination:122
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414643http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50414643
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Caloptilia cataractias (1)
Taxonomic note:

Considered by L. Vári (1961: 12) as a subspecies of Caloptilia prosticta (Meyrick, 1909).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide G7217♂, TMSA. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Victoria Falls; Transvaal [South Africa, North-West], Rustenburg, i and iii, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) Allotype ♀ TMSA Metallotype ♀, genitalia slide G7197♀, TMSA. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, Rhodesia, Victoria Falls; Transvaal [South Africa, North-West], Rustenburg, i and iii, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) Namibia Triberti P. 2004. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera, Gracillarioidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 78
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) South Africa Gauteng Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 12
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) South Africa Limpopo Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 12
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) South Africa North-West Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 12
Caloptilia cataractias (Meyrick, 1921) Zimbabwe Meyrick E. 1921b. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. page 122
Plant note:

First part of the mine a narrow gallery on underside of leaf, second part a much wider gallery.

Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination