Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)

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Permalink:	PICAEPAR
Higher taxa:	Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Oidaematophorini (tribe)/  Picardia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Meyrick, 1931)
Citation:	Pterophorus eparches, n. sp.
Original genus:	Pterophorus
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1931a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4.
Journal:	—
Volume:	4
Issue:	2–6
Pagination:	176–177
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60386624

Picardia eparches (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Picardia by C. Gibeaux (1994b: 121), then to Hellinsia by E. Arenberger (2001a: 1), and again to Picardia by P. Ustjuzhanin et al. (2022c: 13).

Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	Lectotype ♂, genitalia slide BM 18157♂, NHMUK	Uganda	Uganda, Butandiga, 21.i.1930, leg. H. Hargreaves.
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Lectotype	♂	NHMUK	Paralectotype 1♂, NHMUK.	Uganda	Uganda, Butandiga, 21.i.1930, leg. H. Hargreaves.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	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 161
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Kenya		Arenberger E. 2001a. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pterophoridae-Fauna Kenyas (Lepidoptera). page 2
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Malawi		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 488
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Tanzania		page ZMUC
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Uganda		Meyrick E. 1931a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4. page 177
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Zambia		Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N. & Streltzov A. N. 2022d. Overview of the species of the genus Picardia Gibeaux, 1994 (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) in the world fauna, with description of new species. page 13
Picardia eparches (Meyrick, 1931)	Zimbabwe		Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 488

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Picardia eparches (1)

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