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Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Gonimbrasia (genus)/  Nudaurelia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1869)
Citation:Antheraea rhodophila
Original genus:Antheraea
Publication:Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo.
Journal:Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow
Volume:1
Issue:
Pagination:343–344
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1812392
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Gonimbrasia rhodophila (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been synonymized with Saturnia alopia Westwood, 1849 by C. Aurivillius (1904c: 19, footnote).

Aurivillius C. 1904c. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera II.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Congo Congo.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61 (as alopia)
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Cameroon Karsch F. 1893. Verzeichniss der von Herrn Dr. Paul Preuss in Kamerun beobachteten Saturniiden. page 498 (as intermiscens)
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Central African Republic page P. Basquin
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Congo Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. page 343
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 249 (as alopia)
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the South Kivu Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 249 (as sonthonnaxi)
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 249 (as alopia)
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1949b. Description des stades post-embryonnaires de quelques Saturnioïdes gabonais. page 213
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Kenya Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 115 (as alopia)
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Uganda Naumann S. 2008. Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 98 (as alopia)
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Zambia Naumann S. 2008. Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 98 (as alopia)
Plant note:

Description of the larva in C. Aurivillis (1904c: 10) and in A. Schultze (1914: 155–156). See also Lampe (2010).

Aurivillius C. 1910c. Lepidoptera – In: Sjöstedt, Y. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenen Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905–06. Part 9.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia rhodophila (Walker, 1869) Trema guineensis Ulmaceae Schultze A. 1914. Zur Kenntnis der ersten Stände von einigen west- und zentralafrikanischen Heteroceren. page 156
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Gonimbrasia intermiscens (Walker, 1869) (Walker, 1869) species Synonym Antheraea intermiscens