Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909

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Permalink:	ENCOXANT
Higher taxa:	Gelechiidae (family)/  Gelechiinae (subfamily)/  Encolpotis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1909
Citation:	Encolpotis xanthoria, n. sp.
Original genus:	Encolpotis
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera.
Journal:	Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:	5
Issue:	7
Pagination:	352
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6604945

Encolpotis xanthoria (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	5 Syntypes ♂, ♀, SAMC, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Colony, Cape Town, e.l. Icerya [Coccidae], viii.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	Kenya		Le Pelley R. H. 1932. On the pest-status of certain coffee-feeding insects, with records newly recorded from coffee in Kenya. page 76
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	Malawi		Miller S. E., Copeland R. S., Rosati M. E. & Hebert P. D. N. 2014b. DNA barcodes of microlepidoptera reared from native fruit in Kenya. page 139
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Krüger M. 1998c. Identification of the adults of Lepidoptera inhabiting Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke (Uredinales) galls on Acacia karroo Hayne (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. page 59
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Krüger M. 1998c. Identification of the adults of Lepidoptera inhabiting Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke (Uredinales) galls on Acacia karroo Hayne (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. page 59
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Northern Cape	Krüger M. 1998c. Identification of the adults of Lepidoptera inhabiting Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke (Uredinales) galls on Acacia karroo Hayne (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. page 59
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Krüger M. 1998c. Identification of the adults of Lepidoptera inhabiting Ravenelia macowaniana Pazschke (Uredinales) galls on Acacia karroo Hayne (Fabaceae) in southern Africa. page 59
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Western Cape	Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 352
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 86 (map)
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	South Africa	Gauteng	Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 13

Plant note:

In a gall induced by Ravenelia macowaniana (see M. A. McGeoch 1993: 53).

McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	Agelanthus sansibarensis	Loranthaceae	Kenya	Miller S. E., Copeland R. S., Rosati M. E. & Hebert P. D. N. 2014b. DNA barcodes of microlepidoptera reared from native fruit in Kenya. page 139
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	Icerya sp.	Coccidae	South Africa	Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 352
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	Monanthotaxis parvifolia	Annonaceae	Kenya	Miller S. E., Copeland R. S., Rosati M. E. & Hebert P. D. N. 2014b. DNA barcodes of microlepidoptera reared from native fruit in Kenya. page 139
Encolpotis xanthoria Meyrick, 1909	Vachellia karroo	Fabaceae	South Africa	McGeoch M. A. 1993. The Microlepidoptera associated with a fungus gall on Acacia karroo Hayne in South Africa. page 53

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Encolpotis xanthoria (1)

Encolpotis xanthoria (2)

Encolpotis xanthoria (3)

Encolpotis xanthoria (4)

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