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Dollmania purpurascens (Aurivillius, 1909)

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Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Selenepherini (tribe)/  Dollmania (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Dollmania cuprea
Authorship:(Aurivillius, 1909)
Citation:Pachymeta purpurascens n. sp.
Original genus:Pachymeta
Publication:Aurivillius C. 1909a. Diagnosen neuer Lepidopteren aus Afrika 9.
Journal:Arkiv för Zoologi
Volume:5
Issue:5
Pagination:23
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6393014
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Dollmania purpurascens (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Dollmania by H. W. T. Tams (1930b: 175). A junior subjective synonym of Gonometa cuprea Distant, 1897; synonymized by A. Prozorov et al. (2024e: 55).

Tams W. H. T. 1930b. New Rhodesian Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Dollmania purpurascens (Aurivillius, 1909) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK, SNHM. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, Umtali [Mutare], leg. G. A. K. Marshall.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Dollmania purpurascens (Aurivillius, 1909) South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Dollmania purpurascens (Aurivillius, 1909) Zimbabwe page H. Roland
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Dollmania purpurascens (Aurivillius, 1909) Cassia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 95
Dollmania purpurascens (Aurivillius, 1909) Ficus sp. Moraceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 127
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