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Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Platyptiliini (tribe)/  Amblyptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1864)
Citation:Oxyptilus direptalis
Original genus:Oxyptilus
Publication:Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites.
Journal:—
Volume:30
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Pagination:934
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38948526
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Amblyptilia direptalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Has been misidentified as Amblyptilus cosmodactylus Hübner, by M. Wocke (1861, no. 3131) and as Pterophorus acanthodactylus by H. Zeller (1852: 117).

Zeller P. C. 1852a. Revision der Pterophoriden.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Holotype unknown NHMUK Holotype, NHMUK [see extensive description of the type by T. B. Fletcher 1926: 610–611]. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape of Good Hope, leg. M. Dregé. Fletcher T. B. 1926. On Walker's types of plume-moths in the National Collection: redescriptions and notes. page 934
Distribution note:

Oriental: China S, India, Sri Lanka.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Burundi Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 195
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 195
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Meyrick E. 1908a. Notes and descriptions of Pterophoridae and Orneodidae. page 485
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 195
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Ethiopia Meyrick E. 1932b. Entomological Expedition to Abyssinia, 1926–7. Microlepidoptera. page 108 (as amblydectis)
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Kenya Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 49
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Malawi Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 155
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) 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. page 19
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) South Africa Eastern Cape Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P., De Morney M., Udovichenko P. & Bezverkhov Yu. 2017. Fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Garden Route National Park, South Africa. page 575
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) South Africa Western Cape Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites. page 934
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Tanzania Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 49
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Zimbabwe Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 155
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Scutellaria discolor Lamiaceae India Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 49
Amblyptilia direptalis (Walker, 1864) Teucrium quadrifarium Lamiaceae India Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 49
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Amblyptilia amblydectis (Meyrick, 1932) (Meyrick, 1932) species Synonym Platyptilia amblydectis