Stigmella tragilis Scoble, 1978
FAMILY | Nepticulidae |
SUBFAMILY | Nepticulinae |
GENUS | Stigmella |
SPECIES | tragilis |
AUTHOR | Scoble, 1978 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Stigmella tragilis spec. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, Natal [KwaZulu-Natal], Margate, 25.i.1969, leg. L. Vári. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide TMSA 10095♂, TMSA; Paratypes 13♂, 4♀, TMSA. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Scoble M. J. 1978b. Nepticulidae of southern Africa: a taxonomic revision of the genus Stigmella Schrank (Lepidoptera: Monotrysia). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 31(9):87-129, pl. 15. |
PAGINATION | 98-99, figs 17-19 |
Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Scoble M. J. 1978b. Nepticulidae of southern Africa: a taxonomic revision of the genus Stigmella Schrank (Lepidoptera: Monotrysia). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 31(9):87-129, pl. 15. | 99 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Euphorbiaceae | Tragia durbanensis | South Africa | Scoble M. J. 1978b. Nepticulidae of southern Africa: a taxonomic revision of the genus Stigmella Schrank (Lepidoptera: Monotrysia). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 31(9):87-129, pl. 15. | 99 |