Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Pyraloidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Crambidae
Subfamilia: Pyraustinae
Tribus: Spilomelini
Genus: Terastia
Species: Terastia africana
Name
Terastia africana Sourakov, 2015
Type locality: Malawi, Mulanje Dist. Mulanje Mtn., Ruo Cyn., 900m, montane woods. Approximate coordinates: 15°54'2.3508" S, 35°29'24.8778".
Holotype: MGCL. male ♂. 20-23.II.2009. legit R. Murphy.
References
Primary references
- Sourakov, A., Plotkin, D., Kawahara, A.Y., Xiao, L., Hallwachs, W. & Janzen, D.H. 2015. On the taxonomy of the erythrina moths Agathodes and Terastia (Crambidae: Spilomelinae): Two different patterns of haplotype divergence and a new species of Terastia. Tropical Lepidoptera Research 25(2): 80–97. Reference page.