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Herpystis physalodes (Meyrick, 1910)

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Higher taxa: Tortricidae (family)/  Olethreutinae (subfamily)/  Eucosmini (tribe)/  Herpystis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Meyrick, 1910)
Citation:Rhopobota physalodes, n. sp.
Original genus:Rhopobota
Publication:Meyrick E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles.
Journal:Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:1910
Issue:3
Pagination:368–369
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14720614
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Herpystis physalodes (Meyrick, 1910) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by A. Diakonoff (1950: 280), NHMUK British Indian Ocean Territory [British Indian Ocean Territory], Chagos Islands, Isle du Coin, 25.vi.1905, leg. T. B. Fletcher. Diakonoff A. 1950. The type specimens of certain Oriental Eucosmidae and Carposinidae (Microlepidoptera) described by Edward Meyrick, together with descriptions of new Eucosmidae and Carposinidae in the British Museum (Natural History). page 368–369
Herpystis physalodes (Meyrick, 1910) Lectotype ♀ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♀ (Ceylon), NHMUK. British Indian Ocean Territory [British Indian Ocean Territory], Chagos Islands, Isle du Coin, 25.vi.1905, leg. T. B. Fletcher. Diakonoff A. 1950. The type specimens of certain Oriental Eucosmidae and Carposinidae (Microlepidoptera) described by Edward Meyrick, together with descriptions of new Eucosmidae and Carposinidae in the British Museum (Natural History). page 368–369
Distribution note:

Australasia: Austral Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Rapa Island; Oriental: Sri Lanka.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Herpystis physalodes (Meyrick, 1910) British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Meyrick E. 1910a. Descriptions of Micro-Lepidoptera from Mauritius and Chagos Isles. page 369
Herpystis physalodes (Meyrick, 1910) Seychelles Mahé Diakonoff A. 1969. Tortricidae from the Seychelles and Aldabra (Lepidoptera). page 94
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Herpystis physalodes (Meyrick, 1910) Abelmoschus moschatus Malvaceae Meyrick E. 1929a. The Micro-Lepidoptera of the "St. George" Expedition. page 495 (as H. abelmoschus)
Herpystis physalodes (Meyrick, 1910) Barringtonia sp. Lecythidaceae Fiji Diakonoff A. 1969. Tortricidae from the Seychelles and Aldabra (Lepidoptera). page 94
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination