Articles about moths of southern Africa.

1 COCCOTHERA (Tortricidae)

https://metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1718/2023.06.15%20Metamorphosis%2034%2050-58%20Larsen%20Coccothera%20Final.pdf

Abstract: A new species from Africa is described in the genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). Coccothera albolineana spec. nov. Laspeyresia nicomacha Meyrick, 1921 is transferred to Coccothera Meyrick, 1914 comb. nov. The unknown male is described and a full description of the hitherto only partly known female genitalia is presented. Coccothera ferrifracta Diakonoff, 1968 is a synonym of Coccothera spissana (Zeller,1852) syn. nov. The genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914 now
contains eight species. Faunistic and distributional information of Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852), C. nicomacha (Meyrick, 1921) and C. albolineana spec. nov. is also presented.

Here are the southern African inat observations that may be coccothera.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=113055&subview=map&taxon_id=640844

Posted on July 18, 2023 09:01 AM by botswanabugs