Callyna nigerrima Hampson, 1902
FAMILY | Noctuidae |
SUBFAMILY | Amphipyrinae |
GENUS | Callyna |
SPECIES | nigerrima |
AUTHOR | Hampson, 1902 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Callyna nigerrima, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Zimbabwe], Mashonaland, Salisbury [Harare], 25.i.1898, leg. G. A. K. Marshall. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -17°51'40" Longitude: 31°1'45" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes 3♂, 3♀, genitalia slide 4086♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). - Annals of the South African Museum 2(10):255-446. |
PAGINATION |
400
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Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Malawi | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). - Annals of the South African Museum 2(10):255-446. | 400 | |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). - Annals of the South African Museum 2(10):255-446. | 359 |
South Africa | Limpopo | Janse A. J. T. 1937-1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). - — 3:i-xv, 1-435, pls 1-46. | 395 |
Zimbabwe | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). - Annals of the South African Museum 2(10):255-446. | 400 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Proteaceae | Protea sp. | South Africa | Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. | 89 |
Lamiaceae | Orthosiphon sp. | South Africa | Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. | 87 |