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Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Diptychini (tribe)/  Zerenopsis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1854)
Citation:Deiopeia lepida
Original genus:Deiopeia
Publication:Walker F. 1854b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:2
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Pagination:571
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418583
Name(English):Leopard magpie moth
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Zerenopsis lepida (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 17478♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], leg. Gueinzius.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Eswatini Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini). page 15
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Mozambique Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 108
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) South Africa Eastern Cape Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 108
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walker F. 1854b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 571
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) South Africa Limpopo Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 108
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) South Africa Mpumalanga Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 108
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) South Africa Gauteng Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 108
Plant note:

1st to 3rd instar larvae only on Cycas (see Prinsloo & Uys 2015: 676); gregarious on Stangeria eriopus (see A. J. Armstrong et al. 2020: 49).

Armstrong A. J., Louw S. L., Staude H. S., Terblanche R. F., Edge D. A. & van Noort S. 2020. Observations on parasitoid interaction with Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini) at Entumeni Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Apodytes dimidiata Icacinaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 69 (as leopardina)
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Carissa macrocarpa Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72 (as leopardina)
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Cycas circinalis Cycadaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Cycas revoluta Cycadaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Cycas thouarsii Cycadaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Dioon sp. Zamiaceae South Africa Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini). page 22
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Diospyros lycioides Ebenaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos altensteinii Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 104
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos arenarius Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos caffer Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos cupidus Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos cycadifolius Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos friderici-guillelmi Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos ghellenckii Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos heenanii Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos horridus Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos inopinus Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos laevifolius Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos lebomboensis Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos lehmannii Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos natalensis Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos paucidentatus Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos princeps Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos transvenosus Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos trispinosus Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos umbeluziensis Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Encephalartos villosus Zamiaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Maesa alnifolia Myrsinaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 84 (as leopardina)
Zerenopsis lepida (Walker, 1854) Stangeria eriopus Stangeriaceae South Africa Donaldson J. D. & Bösenberg J. D. 1995. Life history and host range of the leopard magpie moth, Zerenopsis leopardina Felder (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 106
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Zerenopsis leopardina Felder C. & R., 1874 Felder C. & R., 1874 species Synonym Zerenopsis leopardina