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Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Boarmiini (tribe)/  Ascotis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1860)
Citation:Boarmia reciprocaria
Original genus:Boarmia
Publication:Walker F. 1860b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXI.– Geometrites (continued).
Journal:
Volume:21
Issue:
Pagination:366
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38886802
Name(English):Citrus looper
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Syntype NHMUK Syntypes 1♂, 1♀, NHMUK. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the [Democratic Republic of Congo], Congo, leg. J. Richardson; South Africa, leg. A. Smith.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Cameroon Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Herbulot C. 1979g. Lépidoptères Geometridae de l'Archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 163
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1860b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXI.– Geometrites (continued). page 366
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 33
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ethiopia Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 97
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 37
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Guinea Herbulot C. 1954b. La réserve naturelle intégrale du Mt Nimba. XXIV. Lépidoptères Géométrides. page 322
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Kenya Swinhoe C. 1904b. On the Geometridae of tropical Africa in the National Collection. page 531 (as selenaria)
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 203
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Sao Tome & Principe Príncipe Herbulot C. 1958. Mission du Muséum dans les îles du Golfe de Guinée. Entomologie: VIII. Lepidoptera Geometridae. page 102
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) South Africa Limpopo page ZSM
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) South Africa Walker F. 1860b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXI.– Geometrites (continued). page 366
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) South Africa Eastern Cape Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – 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 397
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Tanzania Wheatley P. E. 1963. The giant coffee looper, Ascotis selenaria reciprocaria Walk. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 143
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 214–215).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 214
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Acacia sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Acalypha sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Acrocarpus fraxinifolius Fabaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Arachis hypogaea Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ceiba pentandra Malvaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 37
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Celtis africana Cannabaceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Citrus sp. Rutaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 450
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Coffea arabica Rubiaceae Kenya Bigger M. 1969. Giant looper Ascotis selenaria reciprocaria Walk. in Tanzania. page 49
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Coffea robusta Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 98
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Combretum sp. Combretaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Cupressus arizonica var. nevadensis Cupressaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Cupressus lusitanica Cupressaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Cussonia spicata Araliaceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Datura sp. Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Diospyros lycioides Ebenaceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Duranta erecta Verbenaceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. page 91
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Euphorbia sp. Euphorbiaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 203
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ficus asperifolia Moraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45 (as F. urceolaris)
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Galinsoga parviflora Asteraceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 214
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Julbernardia magnistipulata Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Loranthus sp. Loranthaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Maerua sp. Capparidaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 214
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Maesopsis eminii Rhamnaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Maytenus heterophylla Celastraceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Milicia excelsa Moraceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Nerium sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Podocarpus sp. Podocarpaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Quisqualis sp. Combretaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Rhus sp. Anacardiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 214
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 45
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 214
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Scutia myrtina Rhamnaceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Senna lactea Fabaceae Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 203 (as Cassia lactea)
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Senna lactea Fabaceae Madagascar Brénière J. 1965. Liste des paraites et prédateurs des principaux insectes nuisibles aux cultures à Madagascar. page 346
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Waller J. M., Bigger M. & Hillocks R. J. 2007. Coffee pests, diseases and their management. page 98
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Wisteria sinensis Fabaceae South Africa Parsons M. S., Scoble M. J., Honey M. R., Pitkin L. M. & Pitkin B. R. 1999. Geometrid moths of the world. A catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). [Edited by M. J. Scoble]. page 69
Ascotis reciprocaria (Walker, 1860) Ziziphus sp. Rhamnaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 89
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Ascotis nigristigma (Warren, 1905) (Warren, 1905) species Synonym Trigonomelea nigristigma
Ascotis semifusca (Warren, 1904) (Warren, 1904) species Synonym Trigonomelea semifusca