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Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937)

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Higher taxa: Gelechiidae (family)/  Apatetrinae (subfamily)/  Pexicopiini (tribe)/  Mometa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1937)
Citation:Telphusa (?) anthophthora, n. sp.
Original genus:Telphusa
Publication:Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5.
Journal:—
Volume:5
Issue:3–5
Pagination:122
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK Uganda Uganda, Busunju, bred xi from larvae feeding in flowerheads of Dombeya emarginata, leg. T. H. C. Taylor.
Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937) Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratype 1♀, NHMUK. Uganda Uganda, Busunju, bred xi from larvae feeding in flowerheads of Dombeya emarginata, leg. T. H. C. Taylor.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937) Uganda Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 122
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Mometa anthophthora (Meyrick, 1937) Dombeya emarginata Malvaceae Uganda Meyrick E. 1937a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 5. page 122
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination