Platyptilia sochivkoi Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011

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FAMILY Pterophoridae
SUBFAMILY Pterophorinae
GENUS Platyptilia
SPECIES sochivkoi
AUTHORKovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2011
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPlatyptilia sochivkoi sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITY[Lesotho], 25 km W of Sani Pass, 17-18.iii.2010, leg. V. Kovtunovich & A. Sochivko.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Latitude: -29°26'0" Longitude: 29°9'0"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, no. 22894, BMNH; Paratypes 9♂, 6♀, BMNH, coll. Ustjuzhanin.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanin P. Y. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. - African Invertebrates 52(1):167-175.
PAGINATION 170-171, figs 4-6

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COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Lesotho   Kovtunovich V. N. & Ustjuzhanin P. Y. 2011. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Lesotho. - African Invertebrates 52(1):167-175. 171
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Udovichenko P., Armstrong A. & Streltzov A. N. 2020. Plume moths in the protected areas of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. - Ecologica Montenegrina 27:11-21. 19

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