Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)

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Higher taxa:	Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Lobobunaea (genus)/  Lobobunaea phaedusa (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Drury, 1782)
Citation:	Phal.[aena] Att.[acus] Phaedusa
Original genus:	Attacus
Publication:	Drury D. 1782. Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of Exotic Insects, according to their different genera, very few of which have hitherto been figured by any author, being engraved and coloured from (etc.)
Journal:	—
Volume:	3
Issue:
Pagination:	32–33, index; pl. 24, 25
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40638350 http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40638350

Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)		unknown		Not stated.	Sierra Leone	Sierra Leone.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Sierra Leone		Drury D. 1782. Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of Exotic Insects, according to their different genera, very few of which have hitherto been figured by any author, being engraved and coloured from (etc.) page 33

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Acacia auriculiformis	Fabaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 12
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Afromomum sp.	Zingiberaceae	Gabon	Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 150
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Annona senegalensis	Annonaceae		Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 10
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Cananga odorata	Annonaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 98
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Crossopteryx febrifuga	Rubiaceae		Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 10
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Croton mubango	Euphorbiaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 160
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Dacryodes edulis	Burseraceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 172
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Eucalyptus sp.	Myrtaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Funtumia africana	Apocynaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 217
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Hymenocardia acida	Euphorbiaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 246
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Macaranga monandra	Euphorbiaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 284
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Maesopsis eminii	Rhamnaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 288
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Psidium guajava	Myrtaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Ricinodendron heudelotii	Euphorbiaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 397
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Rosa sp.	Rosaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Sapium ellipticum	Euphorbiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Sclerocroton cornutus	Euphorbiaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 414
Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (Drury, 1782)	Vitex madiensis	Lamiaceae		Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 492

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (1)

Lobobunaea phaedusa laestrygon (1)

Lobobunaea phaedusa phaedusa (2)

Lobobunaea phaedusa laestrygon (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Lobobunaea phaedusa elegans Bouvier, 1928	Bouvier, 1928	subspecies	Synonym	Lobobunaea phaedusa elegans
Lobobunaea phaedusa laestrygon (Mabille, 1878)	(Mabille, 1878)	subspecies	Synonym	Antheraea phaedusa laestrygon
Lobobunaea phaedusa laurae Strand, 1912	Strand, 1912	subspecies	Synonym	Lobobunaea phaedusa laurae
Lobobunaea phaedusa thomsonii (Kirby, 1877)	(Kirby, 1877)	subspecies	Synonym	Bunaea phaedusa thomsonii