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Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Lithocolletinae (subfamily)/  Phyllonorycter (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Vári, 1961)
Citation:Lithocolletis didymopa spec. nov.
Original genus:Lithocolletis
Publication:Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae.
Journal:Transvaal Museum Memoir
Volume:12
Issue:
Pagination:223; pl. 105, fig. 6
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Phyllonorycter didymopa (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961) Holotype ♀ TMSA Holotype ♀, genitalia slide G7169♀, TMSA South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Gauteng], Pretoria District, Saltpan [Tswaing].
Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961) Paratype ♀ TMSA Paratype ♀, genitalia slide G7794♀, TMSA. South Africa South Africa, Transvaal [Gauteng], Pretoria District, Saltpan [Tswaing].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961) Namibia Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 223
Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961) South Africa Gauteng Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 223
Plant note:

A long, narrow gallery, mainly along the edge of the leaf; later on gall-like swelling near base of disc.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Phyllonorycter didymopa (Vári, 1961) Dombeya rotundifolia Malvaceae South Africa Vári L. 1961. South African Lepidoptera. I. Lithocolletidae. page 223
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