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Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Bunaea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Cramer, 1780)
Citation:Phal.[aena] Attac.[us] Alcinoë
Original genus:Attacus
Publication:Cramer P. 1780–1782. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.).
Journal:—
Volume:4
Issue:25–34
Pagination:67, 247 (index); pl. cccxxii, figs A, B
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136737
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Bunaea alcinoe (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) unknown Type in coll. Rengers [Probably lost]. Not stated, Unknown.
DNA voucher(s)
OL912807 
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Angola Dewitz H. 1881. Afrikanische Nachtschmetterlinge. page 89
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Benin Rougeot P.-C. 1955. Les Attacides (Saturnidae) de l'Equateur Africain français. page 62
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Burkina Faso page P. Basquin
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Cameroon Karsch F. 1893. Verzeichniss der von Herrn Dr. Paul Preuss in Kamerun beobachteten Saturniiden. page 496
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Central African Republic Hetuin J. M. 1987. Compte-rendu d'une chasse nocturne en Centrafrique. page 102
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Chad Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 132
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Congo Darge Ph. 2011d. Contribution to the Lepidoptera biodiversity in Africa, II: Lepidoptera of the swamp forest in the region of Ouesso (north of the Congo Brazaville Republic). page 34
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1900b. Verzeichniss einer von den Herren Missionären E. Laman und W. Sjöholm bei Mukinbungu am unteren Congo zusammengebrachten Schmetterlingssammlung. page 1046
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 317
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 139
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 139
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Côte d'Ivoire page P. Basquin
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Eritrea Rothschild W. 1895b. Notes on Saturniidae; with a preliminary revision of the family down to the genus Automeris, and descriptions of some new species. page 38 (as tricolor)
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Ethiopia Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 133
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1949b. Description des stades post-embryonnaires de quelques Saturnioïdes gabonais. page 210
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Ghana Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 89
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Malawi Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. page 14
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Mozambique Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Darge Ph. 1970b. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de l'île de São Tomé. page 496
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Sierra Leone Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Mpumalanga Oberthür C. 1910b. Observations sur quelques espèces de Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 33 (as barbertonia), 34 (as debeeri)
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Sudan Jordan K. 1910b. New Saturniidae. page 473 (as nubica)
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Tanzania Oberthür C. 1910b. Observations sur quelques espèces de Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 36 (as alcinoina)
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Oberthür C. 1910b. Observations sur quelques espèces de Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 34 (as zanguebarica)
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1954b. Field notes from East Africa. VII. page 105
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Zambia Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Zimbabwe Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 12
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. Schultze (1914: 154), in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 112), and in J. S. Taylor (1949: 90–91).

Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Aframomum sp. Zingiberaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Amphimas ferrugineus Fabaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Anthocleista schweinfurthii Loganiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Balanites aegyptiaca Balanitaceae Kenya Kusia E. S., Borgemeister C., Khamis F. M., Copeland R. S., Tanga C. M., Ombura F. L. & Subramanian S. 2021. Diversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible saturniid caterpillars in Kenya. page 16
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Balanites aegyptiaca Balanitaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Balanites glabra Balanitaceae Kenya Kusia E. S., Borgemeister C., Khamis F. M., Copeland R. S., Tanga C. M., Ombura F. L. & Subramanian S. 2021. Diversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible saturniid caterpillars in Kenya. page 16
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Bauhinia reticulata Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Cananga odorata Annonaceae Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 45
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Celtis africana Cannabaceae South Africa Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 58
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Celtis kraussiana Cannabaceae South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 304
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Celtis sp. Cannabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Coffea liberica var. dewevrei Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96 (as excelsa)
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Crossopteryx febrifuga Rubiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Croton sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Croton sp. Euphorbiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Cussonia sp. Araliaceae South Africa Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 58
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Cussonia sp. Araliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Cussonia spicata Araliaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 77
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Dacryodes edulis Burseraceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Diospyros sp. Ebenaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Diplorhynchus condylocarpon Apocynaceae Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 187
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Discoglypremna caloneura Euphorbiaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Ekebergia capensis Meliaceae South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 304
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Ekebergia ruepellii Meliaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Ekebergia sp. Meliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Erythrina abyssinica Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Erythrophleum suaveolens Fabaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Funtumia africana Apocynaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Gymnosporia senegalensis Celastraceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Harpephyllum caffrum Anacardiaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Khaya anthotheca Meliaceae Uganda Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Khaya grandifoliola Meliaceae Uganda Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Khaya senegalensis Meliaceae Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 132
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Khaya sp. Meliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Khaya sp. Meliaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Lonicera sp. Caprifoliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae Cameroon Schultze A. 1914. Zur Kenntnis der ersten Stände von einigen west- und zentralafrikanischen Heteroceren. page 156
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 132
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Maesa sp. Myrsinaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Panax sp. Araliaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Persea americana Lauraceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Petersianthus macrocarpus Lecythidaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Piper umbellatum Piperaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Psidium guajava Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Pycnanthus angolensis Myristicaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Ricinodendron heudelotii Euphorbiaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Sapium ellipticum Euphorbiaceae Uganda Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Sarcocephalus latifolius Rubiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 12
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Terminalia catappa Combretaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 132
Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780) Terminalia sp. Combretaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 74
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Bunaea alberici Dufrane, 1953 Dufrane, 1953 species Synonym Bunaea alberici
Bunaea alcinoina Oberthür, 1910 Oberthür, 1910 species Synonym Bunaea alcinoina
Bunaea atlantica Dufrane, 1953 Dufrane, 1953 species Synonym Bunaea atlantica
Bunaea babertoniana (Bouvier, 1936) (Bouvier, 1936) species Misapplied Phalaena babertoniana
Bunaea katangensis Dufrane, 1953 Dufrane, 1953 species Synonym Bunaea katangensis
Bunaea macrofenestris Stoneham, 1962 Stoneham, 1962 species Misapplied Bunaea macrofenestris
Bunaea nubica Jordan, 1910 Jordan, 1910 species Synonym Bunaea nubica