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Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Crambidae (family)/  Pyraustinae (subfamily)/  Pyraustini (tribe)/  Loxostege (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Zeller, 1852)
Citation:[Botys] Frustalis
Original genus:Botys
Publication:Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit.
Journal:Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Nye Handlingar
Volume:(Ser. 3) 40
Issue:
Pagination:48–49
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34531692
Name(English):Karroo caterpillar
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Holotype SNHM Holotype ♀, SNHM. South Africa [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], "Patria terra Natalensis", leg. J. A. Wahlberg.
Plant note:

Pupation in the soil; the pupation period can extend to more than a year (see J. S. Taylor 1942: 113).

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Aster sp. Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Eriocephalus ericoides Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Lycium sp. Solanaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Pentzia incana Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 113
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Pentzia sp. Asteraceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 75
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Rosenia humilis Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Salsola glabrescens Amaranthaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 48
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Chelonus curvimaculatus Braconidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 224
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Macrocentrus maraisi Braconidae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 224
Loxostege frustalis (Zeller, 1852) Macrocentrus sp. Braconidae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1942. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 113
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Loxostege leucostictalis (Zeller, 1872) (Zeller, 1872) species Synonym Eurycreon leucostictalis