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Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Amphipyrinae (subfamily)/  Cetola (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Citation:Phalerodes pulchra, sp. n.
Original genus:Phalerodes
Publication:Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911b. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from tropical Africa.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 8
Issue:46
Pagination:516
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15617321
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide NHMUK 9732♂, NHMUK. Angola [Angola N], N'Dalla Tando [N'dalatando], 2700 ft, 26.x.1908, leg. W. J. Ansorge.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Angola Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911b. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera from tropical Africa. page 516
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 195
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Cameroon page A. Legrain
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Ghana page RMCA
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 95
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Malawi Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 204
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 195
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) 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 105
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 195
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) South Africa Limpopo Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 137
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Tanzania Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 195
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Uganda Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 204
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 195
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Zimbabwe Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 137
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 120).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Cordia sp. Boraginaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 185 (as puchra)
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Lantana sp. Verbenaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 185 (as puchra)
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Lantana sp. Verbenaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. page 120
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Ocimum angustifolium Lamiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 70 (as Becium a.)
Cetola pulchra (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Ocimum sp. Lamiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 185 (as puchra)
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