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Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Hemerophanes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Druce, 1896)
Citation:Aroa libyra, sp. n.
Original genus:Aroa
Publication:Druce H. 1896. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical Africa.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(6) 17
Issue:101
Pagination:352–353
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18662251
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Syntype Syntypes ♂, ♀. Tanzania [Tanzania], East Africa, Dar-es-Salaam.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 177 (as flammeola)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 177 (as flammeola)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Strand E. 1913b. Lepidoptera aus dem belgischen Kongo. page 94
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 32
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 98
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 177 (as flammeola)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 177 (as flammeola)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) South Africa Limpopo Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 27 (as ianthina)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) South Africa North-West page T. Baron
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) South Africa Mpumalanga Distant W. L. 1899b. Some apparently undescribed species of Heterocera from the Transvaal. page 361 (as flammeola)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 177 (as flammeola)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Tanzania Druce H. 1896. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical Africa. page 353
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 458
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 177 (as flammeola)
Hemerophanes libyra flammeola (Distant, 1899) South Africa Mpumalanga Distant W. L. 1899b. Some apparently undescribed species of Heterocera from the Transvaal. page 361
Hemerophanes libyra flammeola (Distant, 1899) South Africa Limpopo Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 27 (as ianthina)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Combretum sp. Combretaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182 (as lybyra)
Hemerophanes libyra (Druce, 1896) Quisqualis sp. Combretaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182 (as lybyra)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Hemerophanes libyra flammeola (Distant, 1899) (Distant, 1899) subspecies Accepted Heteronygmia libyra flammeola
Hemerophanes libyra ianthina (Janse, 1915) (Janse, 1915) subspecies Synonym Dasycampa libyra ianthina
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination