Dichomeris claviculata (Meyrick, 1909)

Figs 19, 20

Trichotaphe claviculata Meyrick, 1909a: 17, pl. 5, f. 10. TL: South Africa: Gauteng, Pretoria.

Cymotricha claviculata (Meyrick, 1909) — Meyrick 1925: 189.

Dichomeris claviculata (Meyrick, 1909) — Ponomarenko 2009: 265.

Material examined. 1♀, AM 23, South Africa, Gauteng, Krokodilspruit, 25°35’12,5”S 28°25’42,9”E, reared on Combretum zeyheri (Combretaceae), 6.xi.2017 em. (A. & I. Sharp) (gen. slide 211/19, O. Bidzilya) (HSS).

Biology. The larva was recorded feeding on Combretum zeyheri (Combretaceae) in late October. Adult emerged 6.xi (Staude et al. 2020: 56). Previously the larva was recorded feeding on Combretum sp. (Meyrick 1909a: 17).

Distribution. South Africa (Meyrick 1909a: 17), Mozambique (Janse 1954: 412).