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Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Ornixolinae (subfamily)/  Cuphodes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026
Citation:Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, sp. nov.
Original genus:Cuphodes
Publication:Triberti P., Swart R. C., Van Noort S. & Lopez-Vaamonde C. 2026. A new species of seed-feeding Cuphodes Meyrick, 1897 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from South Africa.
Journal:Nota lepidopterologica
Volume:49
Issue:
Pagination:https://zoobank.org/7F78C666-7322-4E64-97C4-E7F3ACB4BD02
URL:https://nl.pensoft.net/article/189942/
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026 Holotype ♂ P. Triberti Holotype ♂, genitalia slide P. Triberti TRB4550♂, coll. Triberti. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Woodville, Duif street, e.l. 2023-09-27, leg. R. Swart.
Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026 Paratype ♂ SAMC Paratype 1♂, genitalia slide P. Triberti TRB4546♂, SAMC. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Woodville, Duif street, e.l. 2023-09-27, leg. R. Swart.
Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026 Paratype ♀ SAMC Paratypes 4♀, same locality, different dates, genitalia slides P. Triberti TRB4545♀, TRB4553♀, TRB4544♀, SAMC. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Woodville, Duif street, e.l. 2023-09-27, leg. R. Swart.
Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026 Paratype ♀ SAMC Paratypes 3♀, same locality, different dates, SAMC. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Garden Route National Park, -33.969966, 23.538344, 202 m, f.c. 2026-04-22, leg. R. C. Swart.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026 South Africa Western Cape Triberti P., Swart R. C., Van Noort S. & Lopez-Vaamonde C. 2026. A new species of seed-feeding Cuphodes Meyrick, 1897 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from South Africa. page 123
Plant note:

Caterpillars living in the seeds (see P. Triberti et al. 2026: 123, 125).

Triberti P., Swart R. C., Van Noort S. & Lopez-Vaamonde C. 2026. A new species of seed-feeding Cuphodes Meyrick, 1897 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from South Africa.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cuphodes spermotrophus Triberti, Swart, Van Noort & Lopez-Vaamonde, 2026 Rhamnus prinoides Rhamnaceae South Africa Triberti P., Swart R. C., Van Noort S. & Lopez-Vaamonde C. 2026. A new species of seed-feeding Cuphodes Meyrick, 1897 (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from South Africa. page 123, 125
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination