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Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888)

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Gaana (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Ragonot, 1888)
Citation:D.[ysphylia] viridella
Original genus:Dysphylia
Publication:Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae.
Journal:—
Volume:1888
Issue:
Pagination:5
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Gaana viridella (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Gaana by G. Leraut (2021: 88, without comments). Had been transferred to Acrobasis by G. Leraut (2019b: 37).

Leraut G. 2021. Spécies général des Phycitinae (Lep.: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae). A global comprehensive check-list of the Phycitinae (Lep.: Pyraloidea, Pyralidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Holotype unknown NHMUK Holotype, NHMUK. Madagascar Madagascar.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Ethiopia Shaffer M. 1977. Pyralidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 24
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Kenya Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 592
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Madagascar Ragonot E.-L. 1888. Nouveaux genres et espèces de Phycitidae & Galleriidae. page 5
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 63
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Mozambique Joannis J. de 1927. Pyralidae d'Afrique australe, principalement du district de Lourenço-Marques. page 229
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) South Africa Western Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 63
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 165
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 104 (map)
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 104 (map)
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 104 (map)
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 104 (map)
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 63
Plant note:

Description of larva in J. S. Taylor (1951: 117).

Taylor J. S. 1951. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part II).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Cassine aethiopica Celastraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1951. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part II). page 117
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Gymnosporia buxifolia Celastraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1951. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part II). page 117
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Gymnosporia sp. Celastraceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 104
Gaana viridella (Ragonot, 1888) Piliostigma thonningii Caesalpiniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 47
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
Gaana fortunatella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis fortunatella
Gaana furibundella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis furibundella
Gaana furiosella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis furiosella
Gaana impetuosella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis impetuosella
Gaana laetella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis laetella
Gaana placidella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis placidella
Gaana pudicella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis pudicella
Gaana quietella (Leraut G., 2019) (Leraut G., 2019) species Misapplied Acrobasis quietella
Gaana viridis (Saalmüller, 1891) (Saalmüller, 1891) species Synonym Myelois viridis