Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935

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Permalink:	TRICMORM
Higher taxa:	Tineidae (family)/  Tineinae (subfamily)/  Trichophaga (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1935
Citation:	Trichophaga mormopis, n. sp.
Original genus:	Trichophaga
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1935a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4.
Journal:	—
Volume:	4
Issue:	18–19
Pagination:	575
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/60386799

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935	Holotype	♂	RMCA	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide L. A. Gozmány 1815♂, RMCA.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga], Belgian Congo, Elisabethville [Lubumbashi], 22.i.1934, leg. Ch. Seydel.

Distribution note:

Oriental: Malaysia.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Meyrick E. 1935a. Exotic Microlepidoptera 4. page 575
Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie). page 5
Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935	Gambia		Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 43
Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935	Seychelles	Aride	Gerlach J. 1998a. New and rediscovered animals in Seychelles. page 76 (introduced)
Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935	Tanzania		Gozmány L. A. 1969a. The scientific results of Hungarian zoological expeditions to Tanganyika. No. 13. Tineid moths (Lepidoptera) collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in the Mt. Meru area in 1965/66. page 280

Plant note:

Detritivorous, in owl pellets (see J. Gerlach 1998a: 76, J. Gerlach & P. Matyot 2006: 21).

Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Trichophaga mormopis Meyrick, 1935	Undefined Decaying animal matter	Undefined		Gozmány L. A. & Vári L. 1973. The Tineidae of the Ethiopian Region. page 42

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Trichophaga percna Corbet & Tams, 1943	Corbet & Tams, 1943	species	Synonym	Trichophaga percna