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Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Lacipa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Dewitz, 1881
Citation:Lacipa Quadripunctata n. sp.
Original genus:Lacipa
Publication:Dewitz H. 1881. Afrikanische Nachtschmetterlinge.
Journal:Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum
Volume:42
Issue:2
Pagination:67–68; pl. 2, fig. 4
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31806816
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Lacipa quadripunctata (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, MfN. Angola Angola N, Cabinda, Chinchoxo, leg. Falkenstein.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Angola Dewitz H. 1881. Afrikanische Nachtschmetterlinge. page 67
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Congo Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 385
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page N. Voaden
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. page 1280
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 32 (as leuca)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Aurivillius C. 1900a. Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika 5. page 1056
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Côte d'Ivoire Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 385
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Ghana Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 385
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Malawi Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 404
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 404
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths. page 439 (as croceigramma)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Senegal Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 385
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 South Africa Distant W. L. 1898a. Heterocera from the Transvaal. page 117 (as quinquepunctata)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 20 (as quinquepunctata)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 South Africa North-West Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 20 (as quinquepunctata)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 South Africa Mpumalanga Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 20 (as quinquepunctata)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 South Africa Limpopo Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 20 (as quinquepunctata)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 20 (as quinquepunctata)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Tanzania 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 142 (as sarcistoides)
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Togo 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 142
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957d. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (V). page 279
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 457
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 404
Lacipa quadripunctata leuca Collenette, 1952 Angola Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 387
Lacipa quadripunctata leuca Collenette, 1952 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 32
Lacipa quadripunctata leuca Collenette, 1952 Tanzania Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 387
Lacipa quadripunctata leuca Collenette, 1952 Zimbabwe Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 387
Plant note:

The caterpillar feeds on the flowers (see R. Vuattoux 1991: 247).

Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Baccharodes guineensis Asteraceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 247
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Cochlospermum planchonii Bixaceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 247
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Dianthus caryophyllus Caryophyllaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Eleusine coracana Poaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Eriosema flemingioides Fabaceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 247
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Gloriosa sp. Liliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Imperata cylindrica Poaceae Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 247
Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Urena lobata Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Lacipa quadripunctata leuca Collenette, 1952 Collenette, 1952 subspecies Accepted Lacipa quadripunctata leuca
Lacipa quadripunctata quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 Dewitz, 1881 subspecies Accepted Lacipa quadripunctata quadripunctata
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Lacipa croceigramma Hampson, 1910 Hampson, 1910 species Synonym Lacipa croceigramma
Lacipa quadripuncta Janse, 1917 Janse, 1917 species Misapplied Lacipa quadripuncta
Lacipa quinquepunctata Distant, 1898 Distant, 1898 species Synonym Lacipa quinquepunctata
Lacipa sarcistoides Hering, 1926 Hering, 1926 species Synonym Lacipa sarcistoides