Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)

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Higher taxa:	Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Tetraschalini (tribe)/  Walsinghamiella (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1916)
Citation:	Oxyptilus orichalcias, n. sp.
Original genus:	Oxyptilus
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1.
Journal:	—
Volume:	1
Issue:	16–20
Pagination:	557
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10440477

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Walsinghamiella by V. Kovtunovich & P. Ustjuzhanin (2012: 161).

Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanin P. Y. 2012. On the fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae Hübner) of Swaziland.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Malawi	[Malawi S], Nyasaland, Mt Mlanje [Mulanje], xi, leg. S. A. Neave.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Angola		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 458
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Eswatini		Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanin P. Y. 2012. On the fauna of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae Hübner) of Swaziland. page 161
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Kenya		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 458
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Malawi		Meyrick E. 1916a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 1. page 557
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Udovichenko P., Armstrong A. & Streltzov A. N. 2020. Plume moths in the protected areas of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. page 19
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Tanzania		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 458
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Zambia		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 458
Walsinghamiella orichalcias (Meyrick, 1916)	Zimbabwe		Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 154

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