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Leucoptera speciosa (Ghesquière, 1940)

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Higher taxa: Cemiostomidae (family)/  Cemiostomidae (subtribe)/  Leucoptera (genus)/  Leucoptera (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Ghesquière, 1940)
Citation:Crobylophora speciosa n. sp.
Original genus:Crobylophora
Publication:Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie).
Journal:Annales du Musée du Congo belge, Zoologie [3, Arthropodes] section 2, Catalogues raisonnés
Volume:Sér. III (II) 7
Issue:1
Pagination:82–83; pl. 6, fig. 4
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Leucoptera by E. J. van Nieukerken & D. J. L. Agassiz (2026: 434).

van Nieukerken E. J. & Agassiz D. J. L. 2026. New leafminers on Senegalia mellifera (formerly Acacia mellifera, Fabaceae) in Kenya (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae & Cemiostomidae) are some of Africa’s smallest moths.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leucoptera speciosa (Ghesquière, 1940) Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, RMCA Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, N Kivu, Rutshuru, ii.1937, leg. J. Ghesquière.
Leucoptera speciosa (Ghesquière, 1940) Paratype ♂ RMCA Paratype 1♂, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, N Kivu, Rutshuru, ii.1937, leg. J. Ghesquière.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Leucoptera speciosa (Ghesquière, 1940) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 82
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Leucoptera speciosa (Ghesquière, 1940) Coffea arabica Rubiaceae Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 82
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination