Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911

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Permalink:	MUSSFIOR
Higher taxa:	Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Mussidia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Cecconi & Joannis, 1911
Citation:	Mussidia fiorii n. sp.
Original genus:	Mussidia
Publication:	Cecconi G. & Joannis J. de 1911. Di un nuovo microlepidottero della Colonia Eritrea (famiglia Phycitinae, genere Mussidia).
Journal:	Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana
Volume:	41 (1909)
Issue:
Pagination:	10–13, 4 figs
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10377868

Mussidia fiorii (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Syntype	♂	MNHN	Syntypes ♂, ♀, number not stated, MNHN.	Eritrea	Eritrea, Keren, e.l. fruit of Kigelia abyssinica, leg. A. Fiori.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Eritrea		Cecconi G. & Joannis J. de 1911. Di un nuovo microlepidottero della Colonia Eritrea (famiglia Phycitinae, genere Mussidia). page 8
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Ethiopia		Shaffer M. 1977. Pyralidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 24
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Kenya		Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 37
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Tanzania		Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 37

Plant note:

In fruits (see D. G. Sevastopulo 1977: 47).

Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Cordia sp.	Boraginaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 47
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Kigelia aethiopica	Bignoniaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 47
Mussidia fiorii Cecconi & Joannis, 1911	Kigelia africana	Bignoniaceae	Kenya	Cecconi G. & Joannis J. de 1911. Di un nuovo microlepidottero della Colonia Eritrea (famiglia Phycitinae, genere Mussidia). page 8

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Mussidia fiorii (1)

Mussidia fiorii (2)

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