Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963

Bidzilya, Oleksiy, 2021, New host-plants records of Afrotropical Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera), with description of three new species, Zootaxa 4952 (3), pp. 495-522 : 518

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4952.3.4
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E32A9743-839A-4740-A8B7-E82340238097
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4690670
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scientific name	Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963
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Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963 View in CoL

Argophara epaxia Janse, 1963: 248 View in CoL . TL: Namibia, Brandberg.

Material examined. 4♂, 3♀, [ South Africa] Kalahari Gemsbok National Park , Tweerivieren, 12-20.ii.58 (Munro), larva on Monechma incanum Anders : Acanthaceae (TMSA) .

Biology. Larva was recorded feeding on Monechma incanum (Acantaceae) . Adults emerged in mid-February.

Distribution. South Africa (new record), Namibia ( Janse 1963: 249).