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Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Diparopsis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1902
Citation:Diparopsis castanea, n. sp.
Original genus:Diparopsis
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:2
Issue:10
Pagination:294
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30027002
Name(English):Red bollworm
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Diparopsis castanea (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Mozambique Mozambique, Delagoa Bay [Baia de Maputo], leg. Monteiro.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Botswana Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 269
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Eswatini Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Malawi Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 494
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 294
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Senegal Berio E. 1969b. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba (Sénégal). Fasc. III. XXIII. Lepidoptera. Noctuidae. page 368
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 103
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 South Africa Mpumalanga Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 269
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 South Africa Limpopo Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 269
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Tanzania Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 495 (as gossypioides)
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Uganda Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 510
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Zambia Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 494
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 193
Plant note:

Feeding on the seeds inside the cotton bolls (see A. D. Peacock 1913: 197, J. S. Taylor 1946: 46–47).

Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Cienfuegosia sp. Malvaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 287
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypioides kirkii Malvaceae Tanzania Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 495 (for gossypioides)
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypioides sp. Malvaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 287
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypium herbaceum Malvaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 185
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 276
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 200
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Pinus patula Pinaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902 Brachymeria olethria Chalcididae Nigeria Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 201
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Diparopsis gossypioides Clements, 1951 Clements, 1951 species Synonym Diparopsis gossypioides