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Opogona fowlerella Karisch, 2025

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Hieroxestinae (subfamily)/  Opogona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Karisch, 2025
Citation:Opogona fowlerella sp. nov.
Original genus:Opogona
Publication:Karisch T. 2025. New species of Opogona Zeller, 1853 from St Helena Island (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Hieroxestinae).
Journal:Metamorphosis
Volume:36
Issue:1
Pagination:29–30, figs 15, 32, 33, 34
URL:https://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1780/2025.04.29%20Metamorphosis%2036%2021-31%20Karisch%20Opogona.pdf
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Opogona fowlerella Karisch, 2025 Holotype ♂ SDEI Holotype ♂, SDEI. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Peak Dale, Commidendrum robustum woodland, near Eucalyptus forest, 15°59'16.1"S 5°44'9.8"W, 565 m, 2018-04-13, leg. T. Karisch, L. Fowler & N. Stevens.
Opogona fowlerella Karisch, 2025 Paratype ♂ MNVD Paratypes 37♂, 7♀, same locality, but different dates, genitalia slide T. Karisch 3577♂, 3579♀, 4133♀, MNVD, SDEI, NHMUK, SHNT. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Peak Dale, Commidendrum robustum woodland, near Eucalyptus forest, 15°59'16.1"S 5°44'9.8"W, 565 m, 2018-04-13, leg. T. Karisch, L. Fowler & N. Stevens.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination