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Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969)

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Higher taxa: Pterophoridae (family)/  Pterophorinae (subfamily)/  Pterophorini (tribe)/  Pterophorus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Bigot, 1969)
Citation:Aciptilia ceraunia nova sp.
Original genus:Aciptilia
Publication:Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren.
Journal:Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines
Volume:79
Issue:1–2
Pagination:204, fig. 26
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Pterophorus ceraunia (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pterophorus by C. Gielis (1991b: 1).

Gielis C. 1991b. Pterophorus Schäffer in the Ethiopian region: new species and checklist.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Holotype ♂ RMCA Holotype ♂, genitalia slide L. Bigot 80♂, RMCA Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equateur, Eala [5 km E of Mbandaka], ix.1936, leg. J. Ghesquière.
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Allotype ♀ RMCA Allotype ♀, RMCA Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equateur, Eala [5 km E of Mbandaka], ix.1936, leg. J. Ghesquière.
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Paratype ♂ RMCA Paratypes 2♂, RMCA. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equateur, Eala [5 km E of Mbandaka], ix.1936, leg. J. Ghesquière.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Benin Gielis C. 1991b. Pterophorus Schäffer in the Ethiopian region: new species and checklist. page 3
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Cameroon Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 102
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 98
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. page 204
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Côte d'Ivoire Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 98
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Madagascar Gielis C. 2003. World Catalogue of Insects 4. Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea. page 102
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Malawi Kovtunovich V. N., Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Murphy R. J. 2014. Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). page 493
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Sao Tome & Principe Príncipe page E. Klimsa
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Tanzania page ZMUC
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Uganda page NHMO
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Zimbabwe Ustjuzhanin P. Y. & Kovtunovich V. N. 2013. On the fauna of plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Zimbabwe. page 160
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Merremia hederacea Convolvulaceae Côte d'Ivoire Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 98
Pterophorus ceraunia (Bigot, 1969) Oldenlandia corymbosa Rubiaceae Côte d'Ivoire Gibeaux C. 1994b. Insectes Lépidoptères: Pterophoridae. page 98
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