Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)

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Higher taxa:	Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Heniocha (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Maassen, 1872)
Citation:	Saturnia Dyops Mssn.
Original genus:	Saturnia
Publication:	Maassen J. P. & Weymer G. W. 1869–1885. Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde.
Journal:	—
Volume:	1–5
Issue:
Pagination:	[5]; pl. [16], fig. 21
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10420777

Heniocha dyops (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Holotype	♀	MfN	Holotype ♀, MfN.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. Burrows.

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DNA voucher(s)
OL912812

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Angola		Westwood J. O. 1881a. Entomology. – In: Oates, F.: Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. page 357
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Botswana		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 113
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1315
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Eswatini		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Kenya		page P. Basquin
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Malawi		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 113
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Namibia		Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 50
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	South Africa	Gauteng	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Maassen J. P. & Weymer G. W. 1869–1885. Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde. page [5]
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	South Africa	North-West	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Tanzania		Bouvier E. L. 1929c. Saturnioïdes nouveaux. page 94
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 113
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 113

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Acacia erubescens	Fabaceae	Namibia	Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 50
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Acacia hereroensis	Fabaceae	Namibia	Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 50
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Acacia nigrescens	Fabaceae	South Africa	Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 50
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Acacia pubescens	Fabaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 67 (as A. mollissima)
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Senegalia mellifera	Fabaceae	Namibia	Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 50
Heniocha dyops (Maassen, 1872)	Senegalia sp.	Fabaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268

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Heniocha dyops (1)

Heniocha dyops (2)

Heniocha dyops (3)

Heniocha dyops (4)

Heniocha dyops (5)

Heniocha dyops (6)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Heniocha dryops Packard, 1914	Packard, 1914	species	Misapplied	Heniocha dryops