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Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Erebini (tribe)/  Erebus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1875)
Citation:Patula Walkeri, n. sp.
Original genus:Patula
Publication:Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(4) 16
Issue:96
Pagination:406
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25128292
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Erebus walkeri (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban], D'Urban, iii.1875.
Distribution note:

This Afrotropical species has often been misidentified as Phalaena (Attacus) macrops Linnaeus, 1768 (or its synonym Noctua bubo Fabricius, 1781), which is an E Palaearctic-Oriental species.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Angola Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 284
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Cameroon Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge. page 301 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Comoros Guillermet C. 2005d. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 1. Famille des Noctuidae Quadrifides. page 272
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 282
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Berio E. 1965a. Le Catocaline Africane a tibie spinose del Museo di Tervuren. page 316 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 14 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 450
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) 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 277
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Ethiopia Oberthür C. 1880. Spedizione italiana nell'Africa equatoriale. Risultati zoologice. I Lepidotteri. page 179 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Gabon page P. Basquin
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Gambia Druce H. 1887a. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 500
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Ghana Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 85
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 319 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Madagascar Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. page 111 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Malawi Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 391
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Mauritius Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 284
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Mozambique Butler A. G. 1897a. On two collections of Lepidoptera made by Mr. R. Crawshay in Nyasa-Land. page 850
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 319 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Rwanda Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 14
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Réunion Guillermet C. & Guillermet C. W. W. 1986. Contribution à l'étude des Papillons Hétérocères de l'Ile de la Réunion. Résultats des chasses de nuit à l'usage des amateurs et des débutants. page 271 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Prout A. E. 1927. A list of Noctuidae with descriptions of new forms collected in the island of São Thomé by T. A. Barns. page 216
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Sao Tome & Principe Príncipe Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 683
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Seychelles Aldabra Hampson G. F. 1913c. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). XII. Noctuidae. page 284
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Seychelles Guillermet C. 2005d. Les Hétérocères ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 1. Famille des Noctuidae Quadrifides. page 272
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 38 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Somalia Berio E. 1938b. Spedizione zoologica del Marchese Saverio Patrizi nel Basso Giuba e nell'Oltregiuba Giugno-Agosto 1934. Lista dei lepidotteri eteroceri con note e diagnosi di eteroceri africani. page 193 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) South Africa Mpumalanga page TMSA
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) South Africa Limpopo page TMSA
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) South Africa Free State page TMSA
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 406
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) South Africa Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 602 (as bubo)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Sudan Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 683
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Tanzania Rogenhofer A. F. 1891c. Schmetterlinge, gesammelt von Dr. O. Baumann. – In: Baumann O., Usambara und seine Nachbargebiete. Allgemeine Darstellung des nordöstlichen Deutsch-Ostafrika und seiner Bewohner auf Grund einer im Auftrage der ... im Jahre 1890 ausgeführten Reise. page 328 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 110 (as macrops)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Zambia Butler A. G. 1897a. On two collections of Lepidoptera made by Mr. R. Crawshay in Nyasa-Land. page 850
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 319 (as macrops)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) Entada natalensis Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 78
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
Erebus macrops (Linnaeus, 1768) (Linnaeus, 1768) species Misapplied Attacus macrops
Erebus valceri (Hampson, 1913) (Hampson, 1913) species Synonym Nyctipao valceri