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Morasa modesta Walker, 1855

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Morasa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Walker, 1855
Citation:Morasa modesta
Original genus:Morasa
Publication:Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:4
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Pagination:859–860
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952607
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Morasa modesta (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Angola Collenette C. L. 1931b. Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera Heterocera) from N.E. (British) Somaliland. page 289
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 34
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 34
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Ethiopia page RMCA
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Kenya Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Somalia Collenette C. L. 1931b. Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera Heterocera) from N.E. (British) Somaliland. page 289
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 South Africa Mpumalanga Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 45
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 410
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 South Africa Eastern Cape Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 410
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 South Africa Limpopo Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 45
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 South Africa Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 860
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Tanzania page NHMO
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957d. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (V). page 280
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1960. The larvae of some moths reared by Mr. D. K. B. Wheeler at Syringa Farm, Southern Rhodesia. Part I. page 500
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 117–118), and in J. S. Taylor (1968b: 151–152).

Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Maerua hoehnelii Capparidaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 183
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Maerua hoehnelii Capparidaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. page 117
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Rhus lancea Anacardiaceae Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1960. The larvae of some moths reared by Mr. D. K. B. Wheeler at Syringa Farm, Southern Rhodesia. Part I. page 500
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Rhus pyroides Anacardiaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 151
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Rhus rehmanniana Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 183 (as Rhus vulgaris)
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Rhus villosa Anacardiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 90
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Sclerocarya caffra Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 183
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Sclerocarya caffra Anacardiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 92
Morasa modesta Walker, 1855 Sclerocarya sp. Anacardiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180
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
Morasa rhodopepla (Felder R., 1874) (Felder R., 1874) species Synonym Sarothropyga rhodopepla