Spulerina lochmaea explained

Spulerina lochmaea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.[1]

The larvae feed on Mangifera indica.[2] They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.S. lochmea was first described from a female specimen found at Mariepskop in South Africa. The moths have white heads and brown-grey antennae with white and pale grey undersides. Their abdomens are also brown-grey above and white below; the thorax is "whitish". Their hindwings and cilia are also grey-brown but their forewings are ochre brown with black-edged white layers of tissue. The holotype was 8 mm long.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Vári . L. . 1961 . South African Lepidoptera. Vol. I. Lithocolletidae. . Transvaal Museum Memoirs . 12 . 187 .
  2. Web site: Spulerina lochmaea Vári, 1961. gracillariidae.net. https://web.archive.org/web/20240813121941/https://www.gracillariidae.net/species/748. 13 Aug 2024. live.
  3. Vári . L. . Descriptions of genera and species 9. Transvaal Museum Memoirs. 1961. 10.10520/AJA0000012_375. free. 12. 1.