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Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855)

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Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Braura (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1855)
Citation:Megasoma truncatum
Original genus:Megasoma
Publication:Walker F. 1855d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:6
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Pagination:1451
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38953225
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Braura truncatum (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa.
Distribution note:

The record of Madagascar (Mabille 1880: 314, as plagiogramma) is erroneous (see Y. Lajonquière 1972: 207).

Lajonquière Y. 1972. Insectes Lépidoptères Lasiocampidae.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Angola Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 44
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Mozambique Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 44
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Namibia Kopij G. & Paxton M. 2019. Lepidoptera fauna of Namibia II: Okavango River Valley, Kavango Region. page 32
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1982a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Bombycidae, Sphingidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 2). page 278
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252 (map)
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 180
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Western Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252 (map)
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Walker F. 1855d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1451
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252 (map)
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Ossowski L. L. J. 1952. Notes on insects observed during the period 1949–1952.
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252 (map)
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Free State Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252 (map)
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) South Africa North-West Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252 (map)
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Tanzania Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 124
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 124
Plant note:

Can be found in large clusters in the forks of branches, under cover at the base of the trunk, or under stones on the ground nearby (see J. S. Taylor & E. E. Cresswell 1940: 180).

Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Acacia mollissima Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 67
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Acacia sp. Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 180
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Pinus patula Pinaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Vachellia karroo Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 86
Braura truncatum (Walker, 1855) Vachellia sieberiana Fabaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 252
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
Braura plagiogramma (Mabille, 1880) (Mabille, 1880) species Synonym Lasiocampa plagiogramma