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Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Platyptiliini (tribe)/  Lantanophaga (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1864)
Citation:Oxyptilus pusillidactylus
Original genus:Oxyptilus
Publication:Walker F. 1864b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXX.– Tineites.
Journal:—
Volume:30
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Pagination:933
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38948525
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Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Lantanophaga by P. Viette (1990a: 70).

Viette P. 1990a. Faune de Madagascar. Supplément 1. Liste récapitulative des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Madagascar.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, in bad condition (see E. C. Zimmerman 1958b: 404), NHMUK. Jamaica Jamaica. Zimmerman E. C. 1958b. Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea. – In: Insects of Hawaii. page 933
Distribution note:

Australasian: Hawaii, New Guinea, New Zealand, Palau, Pohnpei, Solomon Islands, Yap; Nearctic: Bermuda Islands, U.S.A.; Neotropical: Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Galápagos Islands, Grenada, Guiana, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Virgin Islands; Oriental: India, Indonesia (Java), New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam; Palaearctic: Bhutan, Canary Islands, China, Cyprus, Egypt, S Europe, Israel, Madeira, Morocco.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Gielis C. & Karsholt O. 2009. Additional records of Pterophoridae from the Cape Verde Islands, with description of a new species of Agdistis Hübner. page 142
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Cabo Verde Fogo Arenberger E. & Aistleitner E. 2012. Die Pterophoridae der Kapverdischen Inseln, 2. Beitrag, mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Art der Gattung Stenoptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 24
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Cabo Verde Brava Arenberger E. 2006. Pterophoridae von den Kapderden (Lepidoptera). page 71
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Congo Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 288
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 191
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Côte d'Ivoire Bigot L. 1970b. Deuxième note sur les lépidoptères Pterophoridae de la Côte d'Ivoire. page 762
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Eswatini Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Kenya Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Pototski A. & Haverinen R. 2023. To the plume moths fauna (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) of Kenya. page 131
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Madagascar Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 170
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 462
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Mauritius Rodrigues Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 288
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Mauritius Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 170
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Namibia Arenberger E. 2004. Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera, Pterophoroidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 205
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Nigeria Arenberger E. & Wojtusiak J. 1996. Pterophoridae aus Nigeria (Insecta, Lepidoptera). page 81
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Réunion Meyrick E. 1886a. On the classification of the Pterophoridae. page 18 (as hemimetra)
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena Pathania P. C., Gielis C., Das A. & Chandra K. 2021. Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India. page 212
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Mahé Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 313
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Bird Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 58
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Seychelles Silhouette Bigot L. 1962. Les Ptérophorides des îles Seychelles (Lep.). page 86
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) South Africa Western Cape Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 365 (as amphiloga)
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Ustjuzhanin P. Y., Kovtunovich V. N., Udovichenko P., Armstrong A. & Streltzov A. N. 2020. Plume moths in the protected areas of KwaZulu Natal province, Republic of South Africa. page 19
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Tanzania Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Zambia Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 288
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Zimbabwe Pathania P. C., Gielis C., Das A. & Chandra K. 2021. Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India. page 212
Plant note:

On young flowers, buds, leaves and fruits (see Pathania et al. 2021: 212).

Pathania P. C., Gielis C., Das A. & Chandra K. 2021. Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Caperonia palustris Euphorbiaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lantana camara Verbenaceae Seychelles Fletcher T. B. 1910a. Lepidoptera exclusive of the Tortricidae and Tineidae, with some remarks on their distribution and means of dispersal among the islands of the Indian Ocean. (The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905). page 313
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lantana camara Verbenaceae Réunion Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 170
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lantana camara Verbenaceae Mauritius Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 38
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lantana indica Verbenaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lantana involucrata Verbenaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lantana peduncularis Verbenaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lippia alba Verbenaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lippia sp. Verbenaceae Mauritius Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 38
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Lippia sp. Verbenaceae Réunion Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 288
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Mentha sp. Lamiaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Phyla lanceolata Acanthaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Phyla nodiflora Acanthaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
Lantanophaga pusillidactylus (Walker, 1864) Ultricularia sp. Lentibulariaceae Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 34
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
Lantanophaga amphiloga (Meyrick, 1909) (Meyrick, 1909) species Synonym Platyptilia amphiloga
Lantanophaga hemimetra (Meyrick, 1886) (Meyrick, 1886) species Synonym Platyptilia hemimetra
Lantanophaga lantana (Busck, 1914) (Busck, 1914) species Synonym Platyptilia lantana
Lantanophaga lantanadactyla (Amsel, 1951) (Amsel, 1951) species Synonym Platyptilia lantanadactyla
Lantanophaga tecnidion (Zeller, 1877) (Zeller, 1877) species Synonym Platyptilia tecnidion
Lantanophaga teleacma (Meyrick, 1932) (Meyrick, 1932) species Synonym Platyptilia teleacma