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Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Imbrasia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1878)
Citation:Gonimbrasia obscura, n. sp.
Original genus:Gonimbrasia
Publication:Butler A. G. 1878d. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Old Calabar and Madagascar.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(5) 2
Issue:12
Pagination:462
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25173549
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Imbrasia obscura (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Syntype unknown NHMUK Syntypes, NHMUK. Nigeria Nigeria, Old Calabar.
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Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Angola Weymer G. W. 1901a. Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna von Angola. page 70
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Benin Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 156 (as convexa)
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Cameroon Aurivillius C. 1892. Verzeichniss einer von Herrn Fritz Theorin aus Gabon und dem Gebiete des Camerunflusses heimgebrachten Schmetterlings-Sammlung. II. Heterocera. page 197
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Central African Republic page P. Basquin
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Congo Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 156
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 156
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 250
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Rougeot P.-C. 1960b. Description d'un nouvel Attacide Ethiopien. page 95
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Côte d'Ivoire page P. Basquin
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Equatorial Guinea Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 19
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Gabon 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 318
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) 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 497
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Ghana Rougeot P.-C. 1955. Les Attacides (Saturnidae) de l'Equateur Africain français. page 75
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Guinea Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 19
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Kenya Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2022. Les Saturnidés du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Saturniidae du Gabon. Tome 2: Buneini, Attacini. page 57
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Nigeria Butler A. G. 1878d. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Old Calabar and Madagascar. page 462
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 29
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) South Sudan Rougeot P.-C. 1960b. Description d'un nouvel Attacide Ethiopien. page 95
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Sudan Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 19
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Tanzania Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2022. Les Saturnidés du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Saturniidae du Gabon. Tome 2: Buneini, Attacini. page 57
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Uganda Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2022. Les Saturnidés du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Saturniidae du Gabon. Tome 2: Buneini, Attacini. page 57
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Zambia Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2022. Les Saturnidés du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Saturniidae du Gabon. Tome 2: Buneini, Attacini. page 57
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Zimbabwe Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [14] (as convexa)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Acacia auriculiformis Fabaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 17
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Albizia ferruginea Fabaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 17
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Amphimas ferrugineus Fabaceae Congo Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 19
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Bridelia micrantha Euphorbiaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Dacryodes edulis Burseraceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Dichrostachys cinerea Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Discoglypremna caloneura Euphorbiaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Eribroma oblonga Malvaceae Congo Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 19
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Ficus sp. Moraceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Inga edulis Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Lophira alata Ochnaceae Congo Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 19
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Macaranga monandra Euphorbiaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Macaranga monandra Euphorbiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 17
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Macaranga spinosa Euphorbiaceae Congo Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 19
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Maesopsis eminii Rhamnaceae Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 287
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Margaritaria discoidea Phyllanthaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Pentaclethra macrophylla Fabaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 17
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Trema orientalis Ulmaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Imbrasia obscura (Butler, 1878) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 93
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Imbrasia affinis Bouvier, 1927 Bouvier, 1927 species Misapplied Imbrasia affinis
Imbrasia convexa Bouvier, 1927 Bouvier, 1927 species Misapplied Imbrasia convexa
Imbrasia hebe (Maassen, 1885) (Maassen, 1885) species Synonym Gonimbrasia hebe
Imbrasia mopsa (Walker, 1855) (Walker, 1855) species Synonym Bunaea mopsa