Stathmopoda auriferella
Checklist Number42.0022 [B&F: 0877b]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
| Family: | Stathmopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Stathmopodinae |
| Genus: | Stathmopoda |
| Species: | auriferella |
| Authority: | Walker, 1864 |
On 9 April 2006 Bob Heckford reared a male of this species from one of two larvae found in the calyx of a pomegranate (Punica granatum L.), stated origin Israel, purchased at a superstore at Plymouth, Devon (V.C. 3) on 30 October 2005. The species is widespread in neotropical areas of the Oriental and Afro-tropical regions. (Entomologist's Gazette (2013) Vol. 64)
