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Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1935: Megalorrhipida Amsel, 1935; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20: 293, TS: Megalorhipida palaestinensis
Megalorhipida Amsel, 1935; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20: 293 (incorr. orig. spell.), TS: Megalorhipida palaestinensis
Megalorrhipida (Platyptiliinae) ; [NACL, 86]

Megalorrhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)

Spain, Israel, Tropical. See [About maps] Pterophorus leucodactylus Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 346
Pterophorus defectalis Walker, 1864; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 30: 943
Pterophorus congrualis Walker, 1864; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 30: 943-944

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Pterophorus oxydactylus Walker, 1864; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 30: 944

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Aciptilia hawaiiensis Butler, 1881; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 7 (41): 408

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Trichoptilus ochrodactylus Fish, 1881; Can. Ent. 13 (7): 142

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Trichoptilus centetes Meyrick, 1886; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (1) : 16

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Trichoptilus compsochares Meyrick, 1886; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (1) : 16

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Trichoptilus ralumensis Pagenstecher, 1900; Zoologica, Stutt. 12 (29) : 239

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Trichoptilus derelictus Meyrick, 1926; Exotic Microlep. 3: 276
Megalorrhipida palästinalis Amsel, 1935

= Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Megalorhipida palaestinensis Amsel, 1935; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20: 293
Megalorhipida leucodactylus, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Megalorrhipida defectalis ; [NACL, #6104]

Larva on Boerhavia repens [ME1]

19.2.2011 (1)

References:

[About maps]: Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[ME1]: Cees Gielis, 1996; Pterophoridae; In P. Huemer, O. Karsholt & L. Lyneborg (eds.); Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222
[MPG]: North American Moth Photographers Group
[NACL]: Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

Some related literature:

Butler, 1881: On a Collection of Nocturnal Lepidoptera from the Hawaiian Islands Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 7 (40): 317-333, (41): 392-408
Fish, 1881: Pterophoridae Can. Ent. 13 (4): 70-74, (7): 140-143
Meyrick, 1886: On the classification of the Pterophoridae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1886 (1) : 1-21
Pagenstecher, 1900: Die Lepidopterenfauna des Bismarck-Archipels. (2). Die Nachtfalter Zoologica, Stutt. 12 (29) : 1-268, pl. 1-2
Walker, 1864: List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 1-286 (1863), 28: 287-562 (1863), 29: 563-836 (1864), 30: 836-1096 (1864)

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