Ochyrotica africana

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Pterophoroidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Superfamilia: Pterophoroidea

Familia: Pterophoridae
Subfamilia: Ochyroticinae
Genus: Ochyrotica
Species: Ochyrotica africana

Name

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Ochyrotica africana (Bigot, 1969)

Type locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Province North Kivu, Rutshuru.

Holotype: MRAC. male ♂. III.1938. leg. J. Ghesquière,

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References

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Additional references

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  • Gielis, C. 1989. Taxonomy of the Ochyrotica concursa group (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae, Agdistinae). Phegea 17(2): 67–73. full article (PDF). Reference page
  • Gielis, C., 2003: World Catalogue of Insects Volume 4, Pterophoroidea & Alucitoidea (Lepidoptera)
  • Gielis, C., 2011: Notes on some African Pterophoridae, with description of new species (Lepidoptera). Boletin de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa 49: 33–63.