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Athrips ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Gelechiini (tribe)/  Athrips (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1911)
Citation:Epithectis ochrocosma, n. sp.
Original genus:Epithectis
Publication:Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:2
Issue:4
Pagination:230
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50495153
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Athrips ochrocosma (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Parapsectris by O. V. Bidzilya (2010: 373) and afterwards to Athrips by O. V. Bidzilya et al. (2023: 495).

Bidzilya O. V., Aarvik L. & Agassiz D. J. L. 2023. New species and new country distribution records of Athrips (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) from the Afrotropical region.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Athrips ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♀ [not ♂ as stated in the original description], NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Limpopo, Moorddrift, x, leg. C. J. Swierstra.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Athrips ochrocosma (Meyrick, 1911) Vachellia tortilis Fabaceae Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. & Bidzilya O. V. 2016. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) bred from acacia in Kenya with description of eight new species. page 141
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
Athrips ochrocoma (Meyrick, 1921) (Meyrick, 1921) species Misapplied Epithectis ochrocoma