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Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Nygmiini (tribe)/  Euproctis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Snellen, 1872
Citation:Euproctis Aethiopica m. nov. spec.
Original genus:Euproctis
Publication:Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika.
Journal:Tijdschrift voor Entomologie
Volume:15
Issue:
Pagination:37–38; pl. 3, figs 4, 5
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10839117
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Holotype RMNH Holotype ♂, RMNH. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Neder-Guinea, v–x.1968, leg. M. G. van Woerden.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. page 57
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Ethiopia page D. Stadie et al.
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Gambia page R. Goff
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Kenya Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2005. Lepidoptera diversity, floristic composition and structure of three Kaya forests on the south coast of Kenya. page 158
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 63 (as natalensis)
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 149
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Acacia mollissima Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 67 (as natalensis)
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Clerodendrum glabrum Verbenaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 74 (as natalensis)
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Coffea arabica Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Psidium guajava Myrtaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 320
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Salix sp. Salicaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 149
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Trema bracteolata Ulmaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 95 (as natalensis)
Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872 Ziziphus mucronata Rhamnaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 149
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
Euproctis natalensis (Janse, 1915) (Janse, 1915) species Synonym Porthesia natalensis