Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
Author
Kovtunovich, V.
Author
Ustjuzhanin, P.
Author
Murphy, R.
text
Zootaxa
2014
3847
4
451
494
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1
f18438f9-7043-45af-b603-3a12ee96e884
1175-5326
250050
C1F94BC0-BE4B-42A9-9FE0-1F700D384B48
Megalorhipida leucodactylus
(Fabricius, 1794)
Pretophorus leucodactylus
Fabricius, 1794: 346
. (
Type
locality:
Virgin Islands
).
Megalorhipida leucodactylus
(Fabricius, 1794)
. Gielis 2003: 70.
Pterophorus defectalis
Walker, 1864: 943
. (
Type
locality:
Sierra Leone
).
Material examined:
1 ♂
Mwabvi, 30–
31.12.2008
,
1 ♂
22.12.2011
; 5 ex. Mpatamanga, 16–17. 0 1.2009,
2 ♂
Monkey Bay, 0 3.01.2009, Kovtunovich V. & Ustjuzhanin P.; 1 ♀ Nkhorongo,
16.02.2010
;
1 ♂
, 1 ♀ Likhubula, 20–
25.04.2010
, R.
Murphy
;
1 ♂
Uzuzu Hill, 23–
25.12.2011
, Kovtunovich V.
Distribution
: Widespread in subtropical and tropical regions.