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Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/ Ennominae (subfamily)/ Boarmiini (tribe)/ Menophra (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Warren, 1902)
Citation:	Hemerophila obtusata sp. nov.
Original genus:	Hemerophila
Publication:	Warren W. 1902b. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	9
Issue:
Pagination:	521–522
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3269064

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Menophra obtusata (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Syntype	♀	NHMUK	Syntypes 3♀, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], British East Africa, Kikuyu Escarpment, x–xi.1900; ii.1901; iii–iv.1901, leg. W. Doherty.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. page 134
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Kenya		Warren W. 1902b. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum. page 522
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Malawi		Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. page 134
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1974. Some revised names in African Lepidoptera-Heterocera. page 89
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	South Africa		Janse A. J. T. 1932. The moths of South Africa. Volume I. Sematuridae and Geometridae. page 289
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1974. Some revised names in African Lepidoptera-Heterocera. page 89
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Uganda		Fletcher D. S. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Geometridae. page 134
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1932. The moths of South Africa. Volume I. Sematuridae and Geometridae. page 289

Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1944: 27).

Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Schinus molle	Anacardiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 195
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Schinus molle	Anacardiaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 27
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Tinnea aethiopica	Lamiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 195
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)	Tinnea aethiopica	Lamiaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 27

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
Menophra regulata (Warren, 1902)	(Warren, 1902)	species	Misapplied	Hemerophila regulata