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Leucoptera aurantia van Nieukerken & Agassiz, 2026

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Higher taxa: Cemiostomidae (family)/  Cemiostomidae (subtribe)/  Leucoptera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:van Nieukerken & Agassiz, 2026
Citation:Leucoptera aurantia van Nieukerken & Agassiz sp. nov.
Original genus:Leucoptera
Publication:van Nieukerken E. J. & Agassiz D. J. L. 2026. New leafminers on Senegalia mellifera (formerly Acacia mellifera, Fabaceae) in Kenya (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae & Cemiostomidae) are some of Africa’s smallest moths.
Journal:Zootaxa
Volume:5752
Issue:3
Pagination:424–428, figs 19–35
URL:https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.6
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Leucoptera aurantia (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leucoptera aurantia van Nieukerken & Agassiz, 2026 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide E. J. van Nieukerken 5055♂ [= NHMUK 34306♂], NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria, 0°15'N 36°5'E, 1000 m, e.l. Acacia mellifera, emerged 2007-08-22, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz.
Leucoptera aurantia van Nieukerken & Agassiz, 2026 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 5♂, different emergence dates, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria, 0°15'N 36°5'E, 1000 m, e.l. Acacia mellifera, emerged 2007-08-22, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz.
Leucoptera aurantia van Nieukerken & Agassiz, 2026 Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratype 2♀, different emergence dates, genitalia slide E. J. van Nieukerken 5615♂ [= NHMUK34307♂], NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria, 0°15'N 36°5'E, 1000 m, e.l. Acacia mellifera, emerged 2007-08-22, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz.
Leucoptera aurantia van Nieukerken & Agassiz, 2026 Paratype ♂ RMNH Paratypes 3♂, different emergence dates, genitalia slide E. J. van Nieukerken 5614♂, RMNH. Kenya Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria, 0°15'N 36°5'E, 1000 m, e.l. Acacia mellifera, emerged 2007-08-22, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz.
Leucoptera aurantia van Nieukerken & Agassiz, 2026 Paratype ♀ RMNH Paratypes 2♀, different emergence dates, genitalia slide E. J. van Nieukerken 5056♀, RMNH. Kenya Kenya, Rift Valley, Lake Bogoria, 0°15'N 36°5'E, 1000 m, e.l. Acacia mellifera, emerged 2007-08-22, leg. D. J. L. Agassiz.
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