Nkandla (moth)
Nkandla is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae. The genus was erected by Józef Razowski and John Wesley Brown in 2009.
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| Genus: | Nkandla Razowski & J. W. Brown, 2009 |
Species
- Nkandla flavisecta (Meyrick, 1918)
- Nkandla macrostoma (Meyrick, 1920)
Etymology
The genus name refers to Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, the collecting locality of some of the specimens.
See also
References
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- Razowski, J. & Brown, J. W. (2009). "Records of Tortricidae from the Afrotropical Region, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 37 (147): 371–384.
- Razowski, J. & Krüger, M. (2013). "An illustrated catalogue of the specimens of Tortricidae in the Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)". SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 41 (162): 213–240.
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