Xylopteryx prasinaria Hampson, 1909
| FAMILY | Geometridae |
| SUBFAMILY | Ennominae |
| GENUS | Xylopteryx |
| SPECIES | prasinaria |
| AUTHOR | Hampson, 1909 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Xylopteryx prasinaria, sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Uganda], SE Ruwenzori, Mokia, 3500 ft. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. - Transactions of the zoological Society of London 19(2):103-140, pl. 4. |
| PAGINATION |
125-126; pl. 4, fig. 57
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Kenya | Swinhoe C. 1904b. On the Geometridae of tropical Africa in the National Collection. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 1904(3):497-590. | 569 | |
| Rwanda | ZSM | ||
| South Africa | Gauteng | ZSM | |
| South Africa | Janse A. J. T. 1931. A contribution towards the study of the genera of the Epipaschniinae (family Pyralidae). - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 79(3):439-492. | 284 | |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 16(2):143-167, 4 pls.. | 153 |
| Uganda | Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. - Transactions of the zoological Society of London 19(2):103-140, pl. 4. | 126 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Celastraceae | Gymnosporia buxifolia | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 16(2):143-167, 4 pls.. | 153 |
