91. Stenodacma wahlbergi (Zeller, 1852) (Plate 6, Fig. 5)

Pterophorus (Oxyptilus) wahlbergi Zeller, 1852; Linnaea Entomologica, 6: 346.

Pterophorus rutilalis Walker, 1864; List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 30: 943.

Oxyptilus rutilans Wollaston, 1879; Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 3: 441.

Stenodacma iranella Amsel, 1959; Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, 28: 30.

TL: Rep. South Africa.

Distribution: India (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand), Australia (Fletcher 1931; Gielis 1993); Cameroun, Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Kenya, Mauritius, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Pakistan, Reunion Island, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St. Helena Island, Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, Zimbabwe.

Host: Fletcher (1921) lists Oxalis sp. ( Oxalidaceae), Ipomoea batatas (Convolvulaceae), and Vitis indica (Vitaceae) .

Illustrations: Wing venation and genitalia (Gielis 1993: figs 129, 168).