Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)

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Higher taxa:	Notodontidae (family)/  Notodontinae (subfamily)/  Dicranurini (tribe)/  Chlorocalliope (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1910)
Citation:	Stauropus calliope, sp. n.
Original genus:	Stauropus
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 5
Issue:	29
Pagination:	466–467
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094903

Chlorocalliope calliope (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Chlorocalliope by S. G. Kiriakoff (1958d: 63).

Kiriakoff S. G. 1958d. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). Desmeocraera et genres voisins.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 2♂, 1♀, NHMUK (but see A. Schintlmeister 2013: 79).	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Durban, leg. G. F. Leigh.	Schintlmeister A. 2013. World Catalogue of Insects Volume 11. Notodontidae & Oenosandridae (Lepidoptera). page 466–467

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Kiriakoff S. G. 1958d. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). Desmeocraera et genres voisins. page 63
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Eswatini		Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 61
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Gabon		page P. Basquin
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Limpopo	Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 61
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 61
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths. page 467
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 61
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Tanzania		page NHMO
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Zimbabwe		Kiriakoff S. G. 1958d. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). Desmeocraera et genres voisins. page 63

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Chrysophyllum sp.	Sapotaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 148
Chlorocalliope calliope (Hampson, 1910)	Chrysophyllum viridifolium	Sapotaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 74

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Chlorocalliope calliope (1)

Chlorocalliope calliope (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Chlorocalliope polyhymnia (Gaede, 1934)	(Gaede, 1934)	species	Misapplied	Desmeocraera polyhymnia