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Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax, 1904)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Athletes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Sonthonnax, 1904)
Citation:Gynanisa gigas, nov. sp.
Original genus:Gynanisa
Publication:Sonthonnax L. 1904. Essai de classification des Lépidoptères producteurs de soie. Saturniens (suite).
Journal:—
Volume:4
Issue:
Pagination:67–68; pl. 28, fig. 1
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13365220
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Athletes gigas (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax, 1904) Syntype ♂ Syntypes ♂, ♀. Tanzania [Tanzania], Tanganyika.
Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1328).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax, 1904) Julbernardia globiflora Fabaceae page L. Sunnay
Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax, 1904) Julbernardia paniculata Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 78
Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax, 1904) Julbernardia paniculata Fabaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1328
Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax, 1904) Vachellia xanthophloea Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
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
Athletes steindachneri Rebel, 1904 Rebel, 1904 species Synonym Athletes steindachneri