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Cropera testacea Walker, 1855

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Lymantriinae (subfamily)/ Cropera (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walker, 1855
Citation:	Cropera testacea
Original genus:	Cropera
Publication:	Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	4
Issue:
Pagination:	826
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952536

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Cropera testacea (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Burundi		Dall'Asta U. 2008. Lymantriidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 172
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Butler A. G. 1888b. On the Lepidoptera received from Dr. Emin Pasha. page 83
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 19
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 278
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Bas Congo	Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 12
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Eswatini		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 174
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Ethiopia		Dall'Asta U. 1977. Lymantriidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 39
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Ghana		Dall'Asta U. 2008. Lymantriidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 172
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Kenya		Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 427
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 174
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Somalia		Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 139
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	South Africa	Western Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 22
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 826
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 22
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	South Africa	Limpopo	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 22
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Sudan		Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths. page 441 (as seminuda)
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Tanzania	Mafia Archipelago	Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 348
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Tanzania		Strand E. 1909a. Lepidopteren aus Deutsch-Ost-Afrika gesammelt von Herrn Leutnant F. Trefurth. page 108
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Tanzania	Pemba	Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 338
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Uganda		Collenette C. L. & Carpenter G. D. H. 1933. New species, and descriptions of larvae, of Lymantriidae from Uganda. page 266
Cropera testacea seminuda (Hampson, 1910)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 19
Cropera testacea seminuda (Hampson, 1910)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 19
Cropera testacea seminuda (Hampson, 1910)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths. page 441
Cropera testacea seminuda (Hampson, 1910)	Sudan		Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths. page 441
Cropera testacea testacea Walker, 1855	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 826
Cropera testacea testacea Walker, 1855	Tanzania		Strand E. 1909a. Lepidopteren aus Deutsch-Ost-Afrika gesammelt von Herrn Leutnant F. Trefurth. page 108
Cropera testacea testacea Walker, 1855	Tanzania	Mafia Archipelago	Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 348
Cropera testacea testacea Walker, 1855	Tanzania	Pemba	Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 348

Plant note:

Description of the larva in C. L. Collenette & H. G. D. Carpenter (1933: 266).

Collenette C. L. & Carpenter G. D. H. 1933. New species, and descriptions of larvae, of Lymantriidae from Uganda.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Digitaria abyssinica	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179 (as Digitaria scalarum)
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Imperata cylindrica	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Ipomoea batatas	Convolvulaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179 (doubtfully)
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Panicum sp.	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Pennisetum purpureum	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179
Cropera testacea Walker, 1855	Undefined Grasses	Undefined	Uganda	Sevastopulo D. G. 1957d. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (V). page 279
Cropera testacea testacea Walker, 1855	Undefined Grasses	Undefined	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 81

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Cropera testacea seminuda (Hampson, 1910)	(Hampson, 1910)	subspecies	Accepted	Laelia testacea seminuda
Cropera testacea testacea Walker, 1855	Walker, 1855	subspecies	Accepted	Cropera testacea testacea

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination