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Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895

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Higher taxa:	Saturniidae (family)/ Saturniinae (subfamily)/ Bunaeini (tribe)/ Gynanisa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Rothschild, 1895
Citation:	Gynanisa westwoodi sp. nov.
Original genus:	Gynanisa
Publication:	Rothschild W. 1895b. Notes on Saturniidae; with a preliminary revision of the family down to the genus Automeris, and descriptions of some new species.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	2
Issue:	1–3
Pagination:	45–46
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3859316

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895	Syntype	unknown	NHMUK	Syntypes, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], E Africa, Taveta.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895	Botswana		Kusia E. S., Borgemeister C., Khamis F. M., Copeland R. S., Tanga C. M., Ombura F. L. & Subramanian S. 2021. Diversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible saturniid caterpillars in Kenya. page 10
Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Bouyer Th. 2001. Description de nouveaux Saturniidae d'Afrique orientale (Lepidoptera). page 17
Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895	Ethiopia		Bouyer Th. 2001. Description de nouveaux Saturniidae d'Afrique orientale (Lepidoptera). page 17
Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895	Kenya		Rothschild W. 1895b. Notes on Saturniidae; with a preliminary revision of the family down to the genus Automeris, and descriptions of some new species. page 46
Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895	Tanzania		Naumann S. 2008. Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 104

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Gynanisa westwoodi Rothschild, 1895	Acacia mearnsii	Fabaceae	Kenya	Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [14]

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