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Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Turner, 1894)
Citation:Grac.[ilaria] [sic] octopunctata, n. sp.
Original genus:Gracillaria
Publication:Turner A. J. 1894. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Moreton Bay.
Journal:Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia
Volume:18
Issue:
Pagination:123
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16141961
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Caloptilia octopunctata (1)
Taxonomic note:

Caloptilia sapina Vári, 1961 might be a synonym of this species (see T. Kumata 1981: 14 and P. Triberti 1989: 83).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Syntype unknown ANIC 3 syntypes [gender not stated], ANIC. Australia [Australia, Queensland], Brisbane.
Distribution note:

Australasian: Australia, New Zealand; Oriental: India, Indonesia.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Shirakiopsis elliptica Euphorbiaceae South Africa Meyrick E. 1924a. Micro-Lepidoptera of Rodriguez. page 86 (as Sapium ellipticum)
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
Caloptilia cirrhocrotala (Meyrick, 1928) (Meyrick, 1928) species Synonym Gracillaria cirrhocrotala
Caloptilia tetratypa (Meyrick, 1928) (Meyrick, 1928) species Synonym Gracillaria tetratypa