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Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849)

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Higher taxa: Oecophoridae (family)/  Oecophorinae (subfamily)/  Hofmannophila (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Stainton, 1849)
Citation:[Tinea] Pseudo-spretella, n. sp.
Original genus:Tinea
Publication:Stainton H. T. 1849b. An attempt at a systematic catalogue of the British Tineidae & Pterophoridae.
Journal:—
Volume:8
Issue:
Pagination:14
URL:https://sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/varia/content/pageview/5418882
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) unknown Not stated. United Kingdom of Great Britain and N Ireland [United Kingdom], Great Britain.
Distribution note:

Cosmopolitan.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 65
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 65
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species. page 436 (introduced)
Plant note:

Bred from nests of Anaphe infracta Walsingham and A. venata Butler (see J. Ghesquière 1940a: 65).

Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Undefined Decaying animal matter Undefined Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 65
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Undefined Decaying vegetable matter Undefined Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 65
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Acrotomus succinctus Ichneumonidae United Kingdom of Great Britain and N Ireland Morley C. & Rait-Smith W. 1933. The hymenopterous parasites of the British Lepidoptera. page 178
Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Ascogaster rufidens Braconidae United Kingdom of Great Britain and N Ireland Morley C. & Rait-Smith W. 1933. The hymenopterous parasites of the British Lepidoptera. page 178
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Hofmannophila improbella (Walker, 1869) (Walker, 1869) species Synonym Gelechia improbella
Hofmannophila pseudopretella (Lower, 1897) (Lower, 1897) species Misapplied Oecophora pseudopretella
Hofmannophila pseudoprettella (Lower, 1903) (Lower, 1903) species Misapplied Acompsia pseudoprettella
Hofmannophila punctipinguinella (Bruand, 1856) (Bruand, 1856) species Synonym Litoides punctipinguinella