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Opogona scaphopis Meyrick, 1909

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Higher taxa: Tineidae (family)/  Hieroxestinae (subfamily)/  Opogona (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Meyrick, 1909
Citation:Opogona scaphopis, n. sp.
Original genus:Opogona
Publication:Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera.
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:5
Issue:7
Pagination:376–377
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6604738
Name(English):Gasteria borer
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Opogona scaphopis Meyrick, 1909 Syntype ♂ SAMC Syntypes 1♂, 1♀, SAMC. South Africa [South Africa, Eastern Cape], Cape Colony, Port Elizabeth [Gqeberha], bred iv from larvae boring stems of Aloe, leg. Lounsbury.
Plant note:

In the stem.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Opogona scaphopis Meyrick, 1909 Aloe sp. Xanthorrhoeaceae South Africa Meyrick E. 1909a. New South African Microlepidoptera. page 377
Opogona scaphopis Meyrick, 1909 Gasteria sp. Xanthorrhoeaceae South Africa Giliomee J. H. 2016. Opogona scaphopis Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Hieroxestinae) causing serious damage to Gasteria and Haworthia at Kristenbosch National Botanical Garden, South Africa. page 233
Opogona scaphopis Meyrick, 1909 Haworthia sp. Xanthorrhoeaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 331
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination