Leuronoma leuconigrella Agassiz & Bidzilya, 2016
FAMILY | Gelechiidae |
SUBFAMILY | Anomologinae |
GENUS | Leuronoma |
SPECIES | leuconigrella |
AUTHOR | Agassiz & Bidzilya, 2016 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Leuronoma leuconigrella spec. nov. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Naivasha, 1900 m, larva on Acacia xanthophloea, em. 01.xii.2003, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 0°-47'0" Longitude: 36°24'0" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, genitalia slide O. Bidzilya 1403♂, BMNH; Paratypes 4♂, 18♀, genitalia slides O. Bidzilya 1403♀, 1416♀, 875♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Agassiz D. J. L. & Bidzilya O. V. 2016. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) bred from acacia in Kenya with description of eight new species. - Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 6:116-145. |
PAGINATION | 135-138, figs 38, 42, 46 |
Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Bidzilya O. V. 2016. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) bred from acacia in Kenya with description of eight new species. - Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 6:116-145. | 135 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Fabaceae | Acacia xanthophloea | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Bidzilya O. V. 2016. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) bred from acacia in Kenya with description of eight new species. - Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 6:116-145. | 135 |
Fabaceae | Acacia lahai | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Bidzilya O. V. 2016. Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) bred from acacia in Kenya with description of eight new species. - Annals of the Ditsong National Museum of Natural History 6:116-145. | 135 |