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Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oxyptiliini (tribe)/  Procapperia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Townsend, 1956)
Citation:Capperia insomnis n. sp.
Original genus:Capperia
Publication:Townsend A. L. H. 1956b. A new species of African plume moth (Alucitidae).
Journal:Occasional Papers of the Natural History Museum in Southern Rhodesia
Volume:21 B
Issue:3
Pagination:93–94
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Procapperia insomnis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Procapperia by P. Ustjuzhanin & V. Kovtunovich (2013: 156).

Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Nakuru.
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK Kenya Kenya, Nakuru.
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 1♂, 1♀, NHMUK, NMB. Kenya Kenya, Nakuru.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Cameroon Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Delabye S., Maicher V., Sáfián Sz., Fokam E. B. & Tropek R. 2025b. Plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of a recently discovered lepidopteran diversity hotspot in the Mount Cameroon area, with descriptions of four new species. page 159
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Gielis C. 2009b. On a collection of Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. page 241
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Ethiopia Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Müller G. C., Prozorov A. M. & Streltzov A. N. 2022e. Plume Moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia. Part 2. page 53
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1956b. A new species of African plume moth (Alucitidae). page 94
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 474
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Namibia Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 474
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) 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
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Tanzania page NHMO
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Yemen Arenberger E. 2002a. Pterophoridae 2. Deuterocopinae, Platyptiliinae: Trichoptilini, Oxyptilini, Tetraschalini. – In: Gaedike, R. (Ed.), Microlepidoptera Palaearctica. page 74 (as hackeri)
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Zimbabwe Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 156
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956) Tinnea aethiopica Lamiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1956b. A new species of African plume moth (Alucitidae). page 94
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
Procapperia hackeri Arenberger, 2002 Arenberger, 2002 species Synonym Procapperia hackeri