1. Lebendfotos

1.1. Falter

2. Biologie

2.1. Nahrung der Raupe

• ??? [Combretaceae:] Terminalia sericea [Puplesis & Diškus (2003: 272)]

Puplesis & Diškus (2003: 272) erklären: “Host plants – probably Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC. (Combretaceae) (see Remarks). Mine unknown. [...] REMARKS. The single female is identified as basipectinella from external features, and is excluded from the type series. Data about Terminalia sericea (as a possible hostplant) also belong to the same female specimen.”

3. Weitere Informationen

3.1. Typenmaterial

Puplesis & Diškus (2003: 272): “MATERIAL EXAMINED. ZIMBABWE: Salisbury, 25.iii.1976 (Vári) 1♂ [holotype, genitalia slide No. Diškus0211] (TMSA)”. — Paratypen: 1 ♂ aus Zimbabwe, 2 ♂♂ aus Südafrika.

3.2. Literatur

• Erstbeschreibung: Puplesis, R. & A. Diškus (2003): Nepticuloidea ir Tischeroidea (Lepidoptera) pasaulio ir lietuvos faunoje [The Nepticuloidea & Tischerioidea (Lepidoptera) - a global review, with strategic regional revisions]: 1-512. Kaunas (Lututė Publishers).