Phthoropoea chalcomochla Agassiz, 2011
| FAMILY | Tineidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Myrmecozelinae |
| GENUS | Phthoropoea |
| SPECIES | chalcomochla |
| AUTHOR | Agassiz, 2011 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Phthoropoaea [sic] chalcomochla sp. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya, Central, 10 km S of Naro Moru, 2060 m, e.l. Acacia drepanolobium 05.xii.2009, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 0°-16'53" Longitude: 37°0'39" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, NMK; Paratypes 3♂, 3♀, genitalia slide D. J. L. Agassiz 1211, NMK, coll. Agassiz. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. - Journal of Natural History 45(29-30):1867-1893. |
| PAGINATION | 1876-1878, figs 3A, 4, 5 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. - Journal of Natural History 45(29-30):1867-1893. | 1878 | |
| Tanzania | Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. - Journal of Natural History 45(29-30):1867-1893. | 1878 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Fabaceae | Acacia drepanolobium | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. 2011. The Lepidoptera of Acacia domatia in Kenya, with description of two new genera and six new species. - Journal of Natural History 45(29-30):1867-1893. | 1877 |
