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Trachypteryx magella (Zeller, 1848)

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Trachypteryx (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Zeller, 1848)
Citation:M.[yelois] magella n. sp.
Original genus:Myelois
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1848c. Exotische Phyciden.
Journal:Isis von Oken
Volume:1848
Issue:11
Pagination:870–871
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13256547
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Trachypteryx magella (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Trachypteryx magella (Zeller, 1848) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Vorgebirge der guten Hoffnung, leg. Krebs.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Trachypteryx magella (Zeller, 1848) South Africa Western Cape Zeller P. C. 1848c. Exotische Phyciden. page 871
Trachypteryx magella (Zeller, 1848) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 112
Plant note:

The larva lives in tough, tubular constructions, about one-an-a-half inches in length, entwined among the thorns of bushes; pupation in the tubes (see J. S. Taylor 1942: 112–113, as megella).

Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Trachypteryx magella (Zeller, 1848) Acacia sp. Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 112–113
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