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Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)

Kovtunovich, V., Ustjuzhanin, P. & Murphy, R., 2014, Plume moths of Malawi (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae), Zootaxa 3847 (4), pp. 451-494 : 478

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 https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3847.4.1

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scientific name

 Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)
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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.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

Family

Pterophoridae

Genus

Megalorhipida

Specimens