Atteva punctella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) in South Africa?

[Michael Gochfeld]

I wonder what the etymology of Yponomeutidae would be. Anything that
eats Ailanthus is fine with me. 

M. Gochfeld

nextug at is.dal.ca wrote:
> 
> Anyone out there familiar with Atteva punctella (Lepidoptera:
> Yponomeutidae)? In particular I'm wondering whether this North and Central
> American species has been introduced to South Africa. I think that its
> food plant (Ailanthus altissima) has been introduced as an ornamental in
> southern Africa and I'm wondering if this moth has come along.
> 
> Any South African entomologists out there who might be able to answer this
> question?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Christopher Majka
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> Christopher Majka                       <natural at chebucto.ns.ca>
> Electronic Resources on Lepidoptera, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
> URL = http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environment/NHR/lepidoptera.html
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> The toad beneath the harrow knows, exactly where each tooth-point goes;
> The butterfly upon the road, preaches contentment to that toad.
>                                         - Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
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