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Rhodophthitus commaculata (Warren, 1897)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  UnassignedEnnominae (tribe)/  Rhodophthitus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Warren, 1897)
Citation:Nothabraxas commaculata sp. nov.
Original genus:Nothabraxas
Publication:Warren W. 1897b. New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, Uraniidae and Geometridae in the Tring Museum.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:4
Issue:
Pagination:88–89
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3219190
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Rhodophthitus commaculata (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Rhodophthitus commaculata (Warren, 1897) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Tanzania [Tanzania], E Africa, Mpwapwa.
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 216).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Rhodophthitus commaculata (Warren, 1897) Lantana sp. Verbenaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 46
Rhodophthitus commaculata (Warren, 1897) Lantana sp. Verbenaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 216
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