Rhesala natalensis (Hampson, 1926)
FAMILY | Erebidae |
SUBFAMILY | Boletobiinae |
GENUS | Rhesala |
SPECIES | natalensis |
AUTHOR | (Hampson, 1926) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Rhesalides natalensis, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Durban, leg. Quenzius, Bowker, W. D. Gooch, G. F. Leigh. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -29°51'31" Longitude: 31°1'18" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes 1♂, 5♀, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
COMMENT | Transferred to Rhesala by H. Hacker (2019a: 240). |
PUBLICATION | Hampson G. F. 1926a. Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History). - — :1-641. |
PAGINATION |
275-276
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Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Comoros | Mayotte (Maore) | Berio E. 1956d. Eteroceri raccolti dal Dr. Carlo Prola durante la spedizione alle isole dell'Africa orientale con descrizione di specie nuove (Lepidoptera). - Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana 86(5-6):82-87. | 87 |
Namibia | TMSA | ||
South Africa | Eastern Cape | TMSA | |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Hampson G. F. 1926a. Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History). - — :1-641. | 276 |
South Africa | Limpopo | Hacker H. H. 2016b. Revision of the tribe Nolini of Africa and the Western Palaearctic Region (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae, Nolinae) Correction. - Esperiana 20(2):380. | 241 |
Host Plants
Unknown