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Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Pygaerinae (subfamily)/  Clostera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Janse, 1920)
Citation:Ichthyura Violacearia spec. nov.
Original genus:Ichthyura
Publication:Janse A. J. T. 1920a. On the South African Notodontidae, with descriptions and apparently new genera and species.
Journal:Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:7
Issue:3
Pagination:163–164; pl. 13, figs 5–6
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50361675
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Clostera violacearia (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Clostera by S. G. Kiriakoff (1964c: 195).

Kiriakoff S. G. 1964c. Lepidoptera. Familia Notodontidae. Pars prima. Genera Aethiopica et Malgassica. – In: Wytsman, Genera Insectorum.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Holotype ♂ TMSA Holotype ♂, type no 1648, genitalia slide 11193♂, TMSA (see Kiriakoff 1964b: 212) South Africa South Africa, [KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Pinetown, e.l. 23.vi.1917, leg. E. E. Platt. Kiriakoff S. G. 1964b. Sur quelques types de Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera). page 163–164; pl. 13, figs 5–6
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Paratype ♂ TMSA Paratypes 1♂, type no 1650, genitalia slide 2353♂, 2♀, type no 1649, 1652 (var.), TMSA. South Africa South Africa, [KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Pinetown, e.l. 23.vi.1917, leg. E. E. Platt. Kiriakoff S. G. 1964b. Sur quelques types de Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera). page 163–164; pl. 13, figs 5–6
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Eswatini Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 112
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Malawi Kiriakoff S. G. 1981. New and known Notodontidae from East and South Africa (Lepidoptera, Notodontoidea). page 29 (as mlanje)
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1920a. On the South African Notodontidae, with descriptions and apparently new genera and species. page 163
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1920a. On the South African Notodontidae, with descriptions and apparently new genera and species. page 163
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) South Africa Free State Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 112
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) South Africa Limpopo Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 112
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) South Africa Mpumalanga Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 112
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Tanzania page NHMO
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Zambia Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 112
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 146
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Faurea rochetiana Proteaceae South Africa Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 112
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Faurea saligna Proteaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Faurea sp. Proteaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 146
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Protea caffra Proteaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 89 (as P. multibracteata)
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Protea sp. Proteaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 146
Clostera violacearia (Janse, 1920) Protea welwitschii Proteaceae South Africa Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 112
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Clostera mlanje Kiriakoff, 1981 Kiriakoff, 1981 species Synonym Clostera mlanje
Clostera violacea Gaede, 1928 Gaede, 1928 species Misapplied Clostera violacea