Gonometa regia Aurivillius, 1905
| FAMILY | Lasiocampidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Lasiocampinae |
| GENUS | Gonometa |
| SPECIES | regia |
| AUTHOR | Aurivillius, 1905 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Gonometa regia, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Uganda, Hoima, leg. S. C. Tomkins. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Aurivillius C. 1905a. New African Lasiocampidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1905(3):313–326, pl. xvi. |
| PAGINATION | 313; pl. 16, fig. 3 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Côte d'Ivoire | coll. P. Basquin | ||
| Kenya | Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). - — :125–134. | 133 | |
| Malawi | Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). - — :125–134. | 133 | |
| Uganda | Aurivillius C. 1905a. New African Lasiocampidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1905(3):313–326, pl. xvi. | 313 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Combretaceae | Combretum sp. | Uganda | Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401–413. | 402 |
| Moraceae | Ficus sp. | Uganda | Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401–413. | 402 |
| Pinaceae | Pinus patula | Uganda | Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401–413. | 402 |
| Cupressaceae | Callitris preissii | Uganda | Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401–413. | 402 |
