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Zavana acroleuca (Hering, 1926)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Lymantriinae (subfamily)/ UnassignedLymantriinae (tribe)/ Zavana (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hering, 1926)
Citation:	D.[asychira] acroleuca sp. n.
Original genus:	Dasychira
Publication:	Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer.
Journal:	—
Volume:	14
Issue:
Pagination:	176; pl. 27, fig. f
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56076777

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Zavana acroleuca (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Zavana by P. Griveaud (1976: 227).

Griveaud P. 1976. Descriptions préliminaires de nouveaux genres et espèces de Lymantriidae malgaches (Lep.).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Zavana acroleuca (Hering, 1926)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Madagascar	Madagascar E, 50 km W of Mahanoro, Ambinanindrano, iii.1962, leg. G. K. Kestel-Cornisch.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Zavana acroleuca (Hering, 1926)	Madagascar		Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 176
Zavana acroleuca (Hering, 1926)	Madagascar	Nosy Bé	Griveaud P. 1977a. Insectes Lépidoptères Lymantriidae (1re partie). page 433

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

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
Zavana spirucha (Collenette, 1954)	(Collenette, 1954)	species	Synonym	Dasychira spirucha