Nemophora acaciae Agassiz & Kozlov, 2015
FAMILY | Adelidae |
SUBFAMILY | Adelinae |
GENUS | Nemophora |
SPECIES | acaciae |
AUTHOR | Agassiz & Kozlov, 2015 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Nemophora acaciae Agassiz & Kozlov sp. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya, Rift Valley, Njoro, larva on Acacia lahai 11.v.2014, em. 01.vii.2014, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 0°-19'59" Longitude: 36°58'13" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, NMK; Paratypes 34♂, 22♀, NMK, BMNH, ZIN, ZMUH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Agassiz D. J. L. & Kozlov M. V. 2015. Description of Nemophora acaciae sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Adelidae) from Kenya. - Zootaxa 4055(2):287-292. |
PAGINATION | 288-291, figs 1-9 |
Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Kozlov M. V. 2015. Description of Nemophora acaciae sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Adelidae) from Kenya. - Zootaxa 4055(2):287-292. | 288 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Fabaceae | Acacia lahai | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Kozlov M. V. 2015. Description of Nemophora acaciae sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Adelidae) from Kenya. - Zootaxa 4055(2):287-292. | 288 |
Fabaceae | Acacia seyal | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Kozlov M. V. 2015. Description of Nemophora acaciae sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Adelidae) from Kenya. - Zootaxa 4055(2):287-292. | 288 |