Lantanophaga pusillidactyla ( Walker, 1864 )

Pathania, Prakash C., Das, Apurva & Chandra, Kailash, 2021, Catalogue of superfamily Pterophoroidea Kuznetsov & Stekolnikov (Lepidoptera) of India, Zootaxa 4915 (2), pp. 201-236 : 212

49. Lantanophaga pusillidactyla ( Walker, 1864) ( Plate 3 , Fig. 11)

Oxyptilus pusillidactyla Walker, 1864 ; List of specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 30: 933.

Platyptilia tecnidion Zeller, 1877 ; Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae, 13: 468.

Platyptilia hemimetra Meyrick, 1886 ; Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1886: 18.

Platyptilia lantana Busck, 1914 ; Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, 2: 103.

Platyptilia amphiloga Meyrick, 1909 ; Annals of the South African Mus eum, 5: 365.

Platyptilia teleacma Meyrick, 1932 ; Exotic Microlepidoptera, 4: 250.

Platyptilia lantanadactyla Amsel, 1951 ; Bulletin de la Société Sciences naturelle de Morocco, 31: 66.

TL: Jamaica.

Distribution: India, Argentina, Bermuda Islands, Bhutan, Brazil, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, China, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominica, Easter Island, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Guadeloupe, Greece, Hawaii Islands, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Madeira, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, New Guinea, Palau, Paraguay, Peru, Pohnpei, Puerto Rico, Rep. South Africa, Reunion Island, Saint Helena Island, Seychelles, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, U.S.A., Vietnam, Virgin Islands, Yap, Zimbabwe.

Host: Several species of Verbenaceae including Lantana camara , L. indica , L. trifolia (larvae feed on flowers, young flower, buds, leaves, fruits), Lippia alba and L. geminata (larvae feed on flowers and young flower buds).

Illustrations: Wing venation, male and female genitalia ( Gielis 1993: figs 81, 141, 204).

Figures

PLATE 3. Adult photographs of family Pterophoridae