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Diocosma tricycla Meyrick, 1909

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Higher taxa: Oecophoridae (family)/  Oecophorinae (subfamily)/  Diocosma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1909
Citation:Diocosma tricycla, n. sp.
Original genus:Diocosma
Publication:Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:2
Issue:1
Pagination:22–23; pl. 7, fig. 7
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50494907
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Diocosma tricycla Meyrick, 1909 Holotype TMSA Holotype ♂, TMSA. South Africa [South Africa, Gauteng], Zoutpansberg District, Rietfontein, Lekkerwater, ix, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Diocosma tricycla Meyrick, 1909 South Africa Gauteng Meyrick E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. page 23
Diocosma tricycla Meyrick, 1909 South Africa Western Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 86
Diocosma tricycla Meyrick, 1909 South Africa Eastern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 86
Plant note:

Leaf-eater on Protea sp; (see A. C. Myburgh & D. J. Rust 1975: 58).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Diocosma tricycla Meyrick, 1909 Leucospermum conocarpodendron Proteaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 86
Diocosma tricycla Meyrick, 1909 Protea sp. Proteaceae South Africa Myburgh A. C. & Rust D. J. 1975. A survey of pests of the Proteaceae in the western and southern Cape Province. page 58
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