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Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Gonimbrasia (genus)/  Gonimbrasia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Rothschild, 1906)
Citation:Bunaea macrothyris spec. nov.
Original genus:Bunaea
Publication:Rothschild W. 1906. Two new Saturniidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:13
Issue:
Pagination:189–190
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2971722
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Gonimbrasia macrothyris (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Angola Angola, Bihé [Kuito], Chissamba, 16.xi.1904, leg. W. J. Ansorge.
Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1319, as lubumbashii).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906) Brachystegia randii Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 71 (as heroum)
Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906) Brachystegia sp. Caesalpiniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906) Brachystegia spiciformis Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 95
Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906) Julbernardia paniculata Fabaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1320 (as lubumbashii)
Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906) Julbernardia sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 95
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
Gonimbrasia heroum (Oberthür, 1910) (Oberthür, 1910) species Synonym Bunaea heroum
Gonimbrasia lubumbashii (Seydel, 1933) (Seydel, 1933) species Synonym Imbrasia lubumbashii
Gonimbrasia regalis (Rebel, 1906) (Rebel, 1906) species Synonym Bunaea regalis