Platyptilia nyungwea Gielis, 2011

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FAMILY Pterophoridae
SUBFAMILY Pterophorinae
GENUS Platyptilia
SPECIES nyungwea
AUTHORGielis, 2011
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPlatyptilia nyungwea Gielis sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITYRwanda, Nyungwe Forest National Park, 1 km S of Pindura, 2100 m, 28.vii.2008, leg. J. & W. De Prins.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, genitalia slide C. Gielis 6534, RMCA; Paratypes 1♂, 1♀, genitalia slide C. Gielis 6539, RMNH, Agassiz.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). - Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonese 49:33-63.
PAGINATION 44, figs 14, 34, 58

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Kenya   Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). - Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonese 49:33-63. 44
Rwanda   Gielis C. 2011. Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). - Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonese 49:33-63. 44

Host Plants

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