Gorgopis salti Tams, 1952
FAMILY | Hepialidae |
SUBFAMILY | |
GENUS | Gorgopis |
SPECIES | salti |
AUTHOR | Tams, 1952 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Gorgopis salti, sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Tanzania], Tanganyika Territory, Kilimanjaro, Shira Plateau, Camp 2, 12,450 ft [4000 m], 26.xi.1948, leg. G. Salt. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratypes 2♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Tams W. H. T. 1952. Three new high mountain moths from East Africa (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12) 5(57):869-874. |
PAGINATION | 869-870, fig. 1 |
Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Tanzania | Tams W. H. T. 1952. Three new high mountain moths from East Africa (Lepidoptera: Heterocera). - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (12) 5(57):869-874. | 869 |
Host Plants
Unknown