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Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Gonimbrasia (genus)/  Nudaurelia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Westwood, 1849)
Citation:Saturnia Alopia, West.
Original genus:Saturnia
Publication:Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:17
Issue:
Pagination:55
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572460
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Gonimbrasia alopia (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, NHMUK. Unknown, not stated.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Angola 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 16
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Benin Rougeot P.-C. 1955. Les Attacides (Saturnidae) de l'Equateur Africain français. page 65
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Cameroon 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 16
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the 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 16
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Côte d'Ivoire page P. Basquin
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Gabon Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2022. Les Saturnidés du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Saturniidae du Gabon. Tome 2: Buneini, Attacini. page 71
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Ghana page J. Vanhoudt
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Guinea Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 115
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Kenya Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [7]
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Nigeria page LepIndex
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Senegal 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 16
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Sierra Leone Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2022. Les Saturnidés du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Saturniidae du Gabon. Tome 2: Buneini, Attacini. page 71
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Togo Darge Ph. 1990c. Quelques Saturniidae du Togo (Lepidoptera). page 9
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Zambia Basquin P. & Faravel G. 2022. Les Saturnidés du Gabon. Catalogue illustré des Saturniidae du Gabon. Tome 2: Buneini, Attacini. page 71
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. Schultze (1914: 156).

Schultze A. 1914. Zur Kenntnis der ersten Stände von einigen west- und zentralafrikanischen Heteroceren.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Acacia auriculiformis 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 16
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Aframomum alboviolaceum Zingiberaceae Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 22
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Albizia ferruginea Fabaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 18
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Celtis gomphophylla Cannabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97 (as C. durandii)
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Chaetocarpus africanus Euphorbiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 18
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Costus phyllocephalus Zingiberaceae Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 22
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Dacryodes edulis Burseraceae Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 22
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) 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
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 18
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae 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 16
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Mangifera indica Anacardiaceae 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
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Manotes expansa Connaraceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 18
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Petersianthus macrocarpus Lecythidaceae Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1–2. page 364
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Trema orientalis Ulmaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Gonimbrasia alopia (Westwood, 1849) Trema orientalis Ulmaceae 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 16
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Gonimbrasia antigone (Sonthonnax, 1901) (Sonthonnax, 1901) species Synonym Bunaea antigone
Gonimbrasia obliqua (Bouvier, 1930) (Bouvier, 1930) species Synonym Nudaurelia obliqua
Gonimbrasia sonthonnaxi (Weymer, 1907) (Weymer, 1907) species Synonym Nudaurelia sonthonnaxi
Gonimbrasia waterloti (Bouvier, 1930) (Bouvier, 1930) species Synonym Nudaurelia waterloti