Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)

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Permalink:	HERPBASA
Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Herpetogrammatini (tribe)/  Herpetogramma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1866)
Citation:	Botys basalis
Original genus:	Botys
Publication:	Walker F. 1866a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXIV.– Supplement Part 4.
Journal:	—
Volume:	34 (1965)
Issue:
Pagination:	1404
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38918465

Herpetogramma basalis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

This species belongs to a species complex that has never been studied in modern times (J. C. Shaffer in C. Guillermet 2009a). Several distribution records need verification.

Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK (not found, see C. Guillermet 2009a: 347).	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka, Ceylon, leg. Nietner.	Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 1404

Distribution note:

Oriental: Sri Lanka.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Kenya		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 175
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Liberia		Poltavsky A. N., Sáfián Sz., Simonics G., Kravchenko V. D. & Müller G. C. 2019. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna in the Liberian Nimba Mountains, West Africa, at the end of the dry season. page 25
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Mali		Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018a. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. page 73
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Réunion		Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. page 478
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Seychelles	Mahé	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 113
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Seychelles	Silhouette	Gerlach J. 1998b. Additions and corrections to the Silhouette species list. page 83

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Amaranthus sp.	Amaranthaceae	Réunion	Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 347
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Beta vulgaris	Chenopodiaceae		Poltavsky A. N., Kravchenko V. D., Traore M. M., Traore S. F., Gergely P., Witt T. J., Sulak H., Beck R. H.-T., Junnila A., Revay E. E., Doumbia S., Beier J. C. & Müller G. C. 2018b. The Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) fauna of the woody savannah belt in Mali, West Africa. page 51
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Lantana camara	Verbenaceae	Réunion	Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 347
Herpetogramma basalis (Walker, 1866)	Lantana camara	Verbenaceae	Seychelles	Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 113

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Herpetogramma basalis (1)

Herpetogramma basalis (2)

Herpetogramma basalis (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Herpetogramma inanitalis (Lederer, 1863)	(Lederer, 1863)	species	Synonym	Botys inanitalis