Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)

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Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/  Pyraustinae (subfamily)/  Pyraustini (tribe)/  Ecpyrrhorrhoe (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1913)
Citation:	Pyrausta diatoma, sp. n.
Original genus:	Pyrausta
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1913b. Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the subfamily Pyraustinae.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 12
Issue:	67
Pagination:	35
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22099503

Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Ecpyrrhorrhoe by K. V. N. Maes (2014b: 141).

Maes K. V. N. 2014b. Notes on the Crambidae of Africa with new synonyms and combinations (Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea, Crambidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Estcourt, leg. J. M. Hutchinson.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)	Kenya		Seizmair M., Ishag A. & Al Dhafer H. M. 2025. Contribution to the study of the Afrotropical Pyraustinae Meyrick, 1890 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae): Taxonomic and distributional updates on five species with new country records. page 11
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)	Saudi Arabia		Seizmair M., Ishag A. & Al Dhafer H. M. 2025. Contribution to the study of the Afrotropical Pyraustinae Meyrick, 1890 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae): Taxonomic and distributional updates on five species with new country records. page 11
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)	Somalia		Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 176 (as rubritinctalis)
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1913b. Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the subfamily Pyraustinae. page 35
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)	South Africa	Limpopo	Seizmair M., Ishag A. & Al Dhafer H. M. 2025. Contribution to the study of the Afrotropical Pyraustinae Meyrick, 1890 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae): Taxonomic and distributional updates on five species with new country records. page 11

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (Hampson, 1913)	Leucas neuflizeana	Lamiaceae	South Africa	Seizmair M., Ishag A. & Al Dhafer H. M. 2025. Contribution to the study of the Afrotropical Pyraustinae Meyrick, 1890 (Lepidoptera, Crambidae): Taxonomic and distributional updates on five species with new country records. page 13

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Ecpyrrhorrhoe diatoma (1)

Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubritinctalis (1)

Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubritinctalis (2)

Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubritinctalis (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Ecpyrrhorrhoe rubritinctalis (Hampson, 1916)	(Hampson, 1916)	species	Synonym	Pionea rubritinctalis