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Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Epicrocis (genus)/  Epicrocis (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Zeller, 1848
Citation:E.[picrocis] festivella
Original genus:Epicrocis
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1848b. Die Gallerien und nackthornigen Phycideen.
Journal:Isis von Oken
Volume:1848
Issue:8
Pagination:878–879
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13256551
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, MfN. Indonesia [Indonesia], Java, leg. De Haan.
Distribution note:

Oriental: Bhutan, India, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Malaysia, Sri Lanka. The record of Madagascar needs confirmation (see G. Leraut 2019c: 101).

Leraut G. 2019c. Contribution à la connaissance des Pyralidae Phycitinae de Madagascar, des Comores et des Mascareignes (III) – Révision et inventaire des espèces présentes à Madagascar et dans les Mascareignes.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64 (as joannisella)
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 188
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Namibia Roesler R.-U. & Küppers P. V. 1979. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna Sumatras. Teil 8. Die Phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) von Sumatra; Taxonomie Teil A. page 130
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 South Africa Walker F. 1866a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXIV.– Supplement Part 4. page 1408 (as albigeralis)
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 South Africa Free State Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64 (as joannisella)
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 South Africa Limpopo Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241 (as joannisella)
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Sudan Roesler R.-U. & Küppers P. V. 1979. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna Sumatras. Teil 8. Die Phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) von Sumatra; Taxonomie Teil A. page 130
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Tanzania Roesler R.-U. & Küppers P. V. 1979. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna Sumatras. Teil 8. Die Phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) von Sumatra; Taxonomie Teil A. page 130
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Yemen Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 272 (as joannisella)
Epicrocis festivella Zeller, 1848 Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 64 (as joannisella)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Epicrocis albigeralis (Walker, 1866) (Walker, 1866) species Synonym Scopula albigeralis
Epicrocis joannisella (Ragonot, 1888) (Ragonot, 1888) species Synonym Candiope joannisella
Epicrocis ratoalis (Walker, 1859) (Walker, 1859) species Synonym Pyralis ratoalis
Epicrocis tinealella (Walker, 1866) (Walker, 1866) species Synonym Gabra tinealella