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Pareuchaetes aurata (Butler, 1875)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Pareuchaetes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1875)
Citation:Euchaetes aurata, n. sp.
Original genus:Euchaetes
Publication:Butler A. G. 1875d. Revision of the genus Spilosoma and the allied groups of the family Arctiidae.
Journal:Cistula Entomologica
Volume:2
Issue:
Pagination:38
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10890641
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Pareuchaetes aurata (Butler, 1875) Holotype unknown NHMUK Holotype, NHMUK. Brazil [Brazil], Espiritu Santo, leg. Higgins.
Distribution note:

Nearctic: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay. Introduced into South Africa for the biological control of Chromalaena odorata in 1989 and 1990, but failed to establish themselves (see P. Olckers & M. P. Hill 1999).

Olckers P. & Hill M. P. 1999. Biological control of weeds in South Africa (1990–1998).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Pareuchaetes aurata (Butler, 1875) South Africa Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. page 173, 314 (introduced)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Pareuchaetes aurata (Butler, 1875) Chromolaena odorata Asteraceae South Africa Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. page 314 (introduced)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination