Thaumetopoea apologetica apologetica Strand, 1909
FAMILY | Notodontidae |
SUBFAMILY | Thaumetopoeinae |
GENUS | Thaumetopoea |
SPECIES | apologetica |
SUBSPECIES | apologetica |
AUTHOR | Strand, 1909 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Thaumetocampa apologetica Strand n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Tanzania], D. O. Afrika, Mkalama, 17.ii.1905, leg. von der Marwitz. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, ZMHB. |
STATUS | Subspecies |
PUBLICATION | Strand E. 1909d. Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ostafrika, gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens. - Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, Iris 22(2–3):104–121. |
PAGINATION |
196–197
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Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Namibia | Dall'Asta U. 2004. Lymantriidae and Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. - Esperiana Memoir 1:305–309. | 308 | |
South Africa | Mpumalanga | New record (T. Baron) |
Host Plants
Unknown