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Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oxyptiliini (tribe)/  Megalorhipida (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Fabricius, 1794)
Citation:P.[terophorus] leucodactylus
Original genus:Pterophorus
Publication:Fabricius J. C. 1794. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adjectis synonymis, Locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
Journal:—
Volume:3
Issue:2
Pagination:346
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55388529
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Megalorhipida leucodactylus (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Lectotype ♂ ZMUC Lectotype ♂, designated by O. Karsholt & C. Gielis (1995: 33), genitalia slide C. Gielis 3586♂, ZMUC. America S, "Habitat in Americae meridionalis graminosis, Dr. Pflug". Karsholt O. & Gielis C. 1995. The Pterophoridae described by J. C. Fabricius, with remarks on type material of Fabrician Lepidoptera (Insecta). page 346
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, Kiribati, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands; Nearctic: U.S.A.; Neotropical: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador (incl. Galapagos), French Guiana, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Venezuela, Virgin Islands; Oriental: India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam; Palaearctic: Canary Islands, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Benin Bigot L. 2006. Premières données sur les Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) du parc international du W, Afrique occidentale. page 20
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Botswana page C. Sydes
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Cabo Verde Sal Arenberger E. 2006. Pterophoridae von den Kapderden (Lepidoptera). page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Cabo Verde Santiago Arenberger E. 2006. Pterophoridae von den Kapderden (Lepidoptera). page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Cabo Verde Meyrick E. 1886a. On the classification of the Pterophoridae. page 16 (as compsochares)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Cabo Verde Brava Arenberger E. 2006. Pterophoridae von den Kapderden (Lepidoptera). page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Cabo Verde Fogo Arenberger E. 2006. Pterophoridae von den Kapderden (Lepidoptera). page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Arenberger E. 2006. Pterophoridae von den Kapderden (Lepidoptera). page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Cameroon Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Chad Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Comoros Anjouan (Nzwani) Bigot L. 1964c. Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. page 26 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Comoros Mayotte (Maore) Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 91 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Congo Bigot L. 1992. Lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la République du Congo avec description d'une espèce nouvelle, Exelastis boireaui. page 53 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites. page 943 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 171 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 171 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 171 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Meyrick E. 1938a. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Pterophoridae, Tortricina and Tineina. page 3 (as congrualis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. 1964b. Les Pterophoridae de Côte d'Ivoire. page 112 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Equatorial Guinea Annobon Meyrick E. 1934b. The Percy Sladen and Godman Trusts Expedition to the Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, October 1932 March 1933. III. Micro-Lepidoptera. page 402
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Eswatini Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Ethiopia Bigot L. 1977. Pterophoridae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 30 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Gambia Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Ghana Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2015b. On the fauna of the plume moths of Ghana (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 579
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Guinea Bigot L. 1964a. Les Pterophoridae de Guinée. page 176 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Kenya Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 37 (as congrualis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Liberia Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Madagascar Nosy Bé Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 91 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Madagascar Bigot L. 1964c. Les Pterophoridae de Madagascar. page 26 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 478
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Mali Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Prozorov A. M., Traore M. M. & Müller G. C. 2024c. The Pterophoridae fauna of Mali (Insecta: Lepidoptera). page 399
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Mauritius Rodrigues Meyrick E. 1924a. Micro-Lepidoptera of Rodriguez. page 546
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Mauritius Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Namibia Arenberger E. 2009a. Zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae im südlichen Afrika. 5. Beitrag (Lepidoptera). page 23
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Nigeria Arenberger E. & Wojtusiak J. 1996. Pterophoridae aus Nigeria (Insecta, Lepidoptera). page 79
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Oman Arenberger E. 1986b. Die Pterophoriden (Lepidoptera) aus der Oman-Ausbeute von T. B. Larsen. page 102 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Rwanda Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 171 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Réunion Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Ascension Robinson G. S. & Kirke C. M. S. 1990. Lepidoptera of Ascension Island – a review. page 130 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Saudi Arabia Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 277
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Aldabra Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 398 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Silhouette Gerlach J. 1998b. Additions and corrections to the Silhouette species list. page 83 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Farquhar Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Coëtivy Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Poivre Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Arros Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Desroches Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Mahé Bigot L. 1962. Les Ptérophorides des îles Seychelles (Lep.). page 80 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Denis Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 398 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Eagle Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Rémire Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 59
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Seychelles Bird Fletcher T. B. 1910b. The Orneodidae and Pterophoridae of the Seychelles Expedition. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 398 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Sierra Leone Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites. page 943 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Somalia Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) South Africa Limpopo Meyrick E. 1911c. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera II. page 218 (as congrualis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 1 (as congrualis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) 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 20
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Tanzania Meyrick E. 1920a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Résultats Scientifiques. Insectes Lépidoptères II. Microlepidoptera. page 37 (as congrualis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Uganda Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 467
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Yemen Socotra Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312 (as defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Yemen Samha Arenberger E. 2009b. Faunistische Angaben über Pterophoridae vom Sokotra Archipel mit der Neubeschreibung von Agdistis haghieri sp. n. (Lepidoptera). page 97
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Yemen Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 277
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Zimbabwe Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 156
Plant note:

On the flowers (see L. Bigot & R. Vuattoux 1979: 838).

Bigot L. & Vuattoux R. 1979. Quelques données biologiques et écologiques sur les Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Acacia sp. Fabaceae United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 467
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Amaranthus sp. Amaranthaceae United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 467
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Boerhavia erecta Nyctaginaceae Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. & Vuattoux R. 1979. Quelques données biologiques et écologiques sur les Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto, Côte d'Ivoire. page 838 (for defectalis)
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Boerhavia repens Nyctaginaceae Sri Lanka Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 312
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Boerhavia sp. Nyctaginaceae United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 467
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Commicarpus sp. Nyctaginaceae United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 467
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Commicarpus tuberosus Nyctaginaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Lagenaria leucantha Cucurbitaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Mimosa tenuiflora Fabaceae United Arab Emirates Gielis C. 2008e. Order Lepidoptera, family Pterophoridae. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 467
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Okenia hypogae Nyctaginaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794) Scaevola taccada Goodeniaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 70
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
Megalorhipida adelphodes (Meyrick, 1887) (Meyrick, 1887) species Synonym Trichoptilus adelphodes
Megalorhipida centetes (Meyrick, 1886) (Meyrick, 1886) species Synonym Trichoptilus centetes
Megalorhipida compsochares (Meyrick, 1886) (Meyrick, 1886) species Synonym Trichoptilus compsochares
Megalorhipida congrualis (Walker, 1864) (Walker, 1864) species Synonym Pterophorus congrualis
Megalorhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864) (Walker, 1864) species Synonym Pterophorus defectalis
Megalorhipida derelictus (Meyrick, 1926) (Meyrick, 1926) species Synonym Trichoptilus derelictus
Megalorhipida hawaiiensis (Butler, 1881) (Butler, 1881) species Synonym Aciptilia hawaiiensis
Megalorhipida ochrodactylus (Fish, 1881) (Fish, 1881) species Synonym Trichoptilus ochrodactylus
Megalorhipida oxydactylus (Walker, 1864) (Walker, 1864) species Synonym Pterophorus oxydactylus
Megalorhipida palaestinensis Amsel, 1935 Amsel, 1935 species Synonym Megalorhipida palaestinensis
Megalorhipida ralumensis (Pagenstecher, 1900) (Pagenstecher, 1900) species Synonym Trichoptilus ralumensis