Gastroplakaeis rufescens Aurivillius, 1905
| FAMILY | Lasiocampidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Lasiocampinae |
| GENUS | Gastroplakaeis |
| SPECIES | rufescens |
| AUTHOR | Aurivillius, 1905 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Gastroplakaeis rufescens, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Nigeria S], W Africa, Asaba. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: 6°11'52" Longitude: 6°43'42" |
| 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 | 314; pl. 16, fig. 10 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Burkina Faso | P. Basquin | ||
| Central African Republic | P. Basquin | ||
| Côte d'Ivoire | P. Basquin | ||
| Ghana | Ochse M., Safian Sz., Mey W., Zolotuhin V. V. & Prozorov A. M. 2014. Lepidoptera research in the Afrotropics: results of the 2011 workshop and field trip in Ghana, West-Africa. - Entomologische Zeitschrift 124(1):41-53. | 48 | |
| Nigeria | Aurivillius C. 1905a. New African Lasiocampidae in the British Museum. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1905(3):313-326, pl. xvi. | 314 |
Host Plants
Unknown
