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Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Agaristinae (subfamily)/  Agoma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Felder R., 1874)
Citation:Aegocera Trimenii F.
Original genus:Aegocera
Publication:Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:—
Volume:2
Issue:4
Pagination:1; pl. cvii, fig. 15
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221088
Name(English):Trimen's false tiger
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Agoma trimenii (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natalia.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Hulstaert P. G. 1923a. Les Agaristidae du Musée du Congo à Tervueren. page 208
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Gambia page R. Goff
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Kenya Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 583
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 158
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 158
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Niger Kiriakoff S. G. 1975a. Les Agaristidae de la République du Zaïre (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). page 82
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 625
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Senegal Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 1
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Sierra Leone Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 625
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Somalia Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 103
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) South Africa Northern Cape Morris C. A., Johnson S. A., De Waal J. Y. & Malan A. P. 2020. A review of Trimen’s False Tiger Moth, Agoma trimenii (Lepidoptera: Agaristidae): seasonal biology, potential monitoring and control techniques. page 129
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) South Africa Eastern Cape Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 465
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) South Africa Limpopo Morris C. A., Johnson S. A., De Waal J. Y. & Malan A. P. 2020. A review of Trimen’s False Tiger Moth, Agoma trimenii (Lepidoptera: Agaristidae): seasonal biology, potential monitoring and control techniques. page 129
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 1
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Sudan Kiriakoff S. G. 1977. Lepidoptera Noctuiformes. Agaristidae II. Ethiopian and Madagascan species. page 72
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Tanzania page NHMO
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Togo Strand E. 1912n. Sechs afrikanische Novitäten der Lepidopteren-Familien Lasiocampidae und Lymantriidae. page 30
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Uganda Butler A. G. 1888b. On the Lepidoptera received from Dr. Emin Pasha. page 81 (as tricolor)
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Yemen Wiltshire E. P. 1983. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Sphingidae, Thyretidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 3). page 309
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 400 (as ovifera)
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 158
Plant note:

Can become a pest on Vitis spp.; young larvae feed on fresh shoots, later instars also feed on the leaves (Morris et al. 2020: 131).

Morris C. A., Johnson S. A., De Waal J. Y. & Malan A. P. 2020. A review of Trimen’s False Tiger Moth, Agoma trimenii (Lepidoptera: Agaristidae): seasonal biology, potential monitoring and control techniques.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Cissus sp. Vitaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 158
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Cyphostemma cirrhosum Vitaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 74 (as Cissus c.)
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Rhoicissus cirrhiflora Vitaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 90
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Rhoicissus sp. Vitaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 158
Agoma trimenii (Felder R., 1874) Vitis vinifera Vitaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 421
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Agoma agoma (Karsch, 1895) (Karsch, 1895) species Synonym Mitrophrys agoma
Agoma albiventris (Jordan, 1913) (Jordan, 1913) species Misapplied Aegocera albiventris
Agoma elegantula (Mabille, 1893) (Mabille, 1893) species Synonym Aegocera elegantula
Agoma halans (Karsch, 1895) (Karsch, 1895) species Synonym Mitrophrys halans
Agoma nigriventris (Jordan, 1913) (Jordan, 1913) species Misapplied Aegocera nigriventris
Agoma ovifera (Hampson, 1910) (Hampson, 1910) species Synonym Tuerta ovifera
Agoma semialba (Jordan, 1913) (Jordan, 1913) species Misapplied Aegocera semialba
Agoma transita (Jordan, 1913) (Jordan, 1913) species Synonym Aegocera transita
Agoma tricolor (Druce, 1883) (Druce, 1883) species Synonym Aegocera tricolor
Agoma tricolora (Pinhey, 1975) (Pinhey, 1975) species Misapplied Aegocera tricolora
Agoma trimeni (Strand, 1909) (Strand, 1909) species Misapplied Tuerta trimeni