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Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/ Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/ Lasiocampini (tribe)/ Braura (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1855)
Citation:	Megasoma truncatum
Original genus:	Megasoma
Publication:	Walker F. 1855d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	6
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Pagination:	1451
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38953225

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Braura truncatum (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa.

Distribution note:

The record of Madagascar (Mabille 1880: 314, as plagiogramma) is erroneous (see Y. Lajonquière 1972: 207).

Lajonquière Y. 1972. Insectes Lépidoptères Lasiocampidae.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Angola		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 44
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Mozambique		Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 44
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1982a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Bombycidae, Sphingidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 2). page 278
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	South Africa	Limpopo	page TMSA
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 180
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	South Africa		Walker F. 1855d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1451
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Tanzania		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 124
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 124

Plant note:

Can be found in large clusters in the forks of branches, under cover at the base of the trunk, or under stones on the ground nearby (see J. S. Taylor & E. E. Cresswell 1940: 180).

Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Acacia mollissima	Fabaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 67
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 180
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)	Vachellia karroo	Fabaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 86

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
Braura plagiogramma (Mabille, 1880)	(Mabille, 1880)	species	Synonym	Lasiocampa plagiogramma