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Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Gonimbrasia (genus)/  Gonimbrasia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1865)
Citation:Bunaea Zambesina
Original genus:Bunaea
Publication:Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2.
Journal:—
Volume:32
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Pagination:525–526
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38917088
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Gonimbrasia zambesina (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Holotype ♂ OUMNH Holotype ♂, OUMNH. Mozambique [Mozambique], Zambesi Region, leg. Waller.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Angola Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. page 14
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Botswana Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 62
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page N. Voaden
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Kenya Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 429 (as zambesia)
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Malawi Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. page 14
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Mozambique Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2. page 526
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) South Africa Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.– Supplement Part 2. page 526
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 46
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) South Africa Mpumalanga Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [20] (as ringleri)
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Maassen J. P. & Weymer G. W. 1869–1885. Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde. page [8]
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Tanzania Oberthür C. 1878. Etude sur la faune des lépidoptères de la côte orientale d'Afrique. page 35 (as said)
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 480
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 82
Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1319).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Anacardium occidentale Anacardiaceae 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
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Barringtonia sp. Lecythidaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Deinbollia sp. Sapindaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Delonix regia Caesalpiniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Diospyros mespiliformis Ebenaceae Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 62
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Diospyros mespiliformis Ebenaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 82
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Diospyros mespiliformis Ebenaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1319
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae 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
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Mangifera sp. Anacardiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 82
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Nerium oleander Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 86
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Nerium sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Ozoroa mucronata Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Poinciana sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 82
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Prunus sp. Rosaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 46
Gonimbrasia zambesina (Walker, 1865) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
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
Gonimbrasia barcas (Maassen, 1881) (Maassen, 1881) species Synonym Antheraea barcas
Gonimbrasia rectilinea (Oberthür, 1910) (Oberthür, 1910) species Synonym Thyella rectilinea
Gonimbrasia ringleri (Wichgraf, 1906) (Wichgraf, 1906) species Synonym Nudaurelia ringleri
Gonimbrasia said (Oberthür, 1878) (Oberthür, 1878) species Synonym Saturnia said
Gonimbrasia zambesia (Felder C. & Felder R., 1874) (Felder C. & Felder R., 1874) species Synonym Thyella zambesia
Gonimbrasia zanguebarica (Oberthür, 1910) (Oberthür, 1910) species Synonym Thyella zanguebarica