Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Selenepherini (tribe)/  Europtera (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Saalmüller, 1884)
Citation:	Libethra Punctillata n. sp.
Original genus:	Libethra
Publication:	Saalmüller M. 1884. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Erste Abtheilung. Rhopalocera, Heterocera: Sphinges et Bombyces.
Journal:	—
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Pagination:	232; pl. 5, fig. 71
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9317498

Europtera punctillata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Holotype	♂	MfN	Holotype ♂, MfN.	Madagascar	Madagascar Central, Pays Betsileo.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC-Basq3297  BC-Basq3300  BC-Basq3302

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Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Madagascar		Saalmüller M. 1884. Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Erste Abtheilung. Rhopalocera, Heterocera: Sphinges et Bombyces. page 232

Plant note:

See details on the biology in Razafimanantsoa et al. (2013c: 34–38).

Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Agave angustifolia	Asparagaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36 (as Agave rigida Mill.)
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Aphloia theiformis	Flacourtiaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Aristida rufescens	Poaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Erica baroniana	Ericaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Imperata cylindrica	Poaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Loudetia simplex	Poaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36 (as L. madagascariensis)
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Psychotria retiphlebia	Rubiaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Saccharum viguieri	Poaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Uapaca bojeri	Phyllanthaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36 (main host plant)
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Vaccinium angustifolium	Ericaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36
Europtera punctillata (Saalmüller, 1884)	Xerochlamys bojeriana	Sarcolaenaceae	Madagascar	Razafimanantsoa T. M., Raminosoa N., Rakotondrasoa O. L., Rajoelison G. L., Bogaert J., Rabearisoa M. R., Ramamonjisoa B. R., Poncelet M?, Haubruge E. & Verheggen F. J. 1913c. Silk moths inventory in their natural tapia forest habitat (Madagascar): diversity, population dynamics and host plants. – In: Verheggen F., Bogaert J. & Haubruge E., Les vers à soie malgaches. page 36 (as Leptolaena bojeriana)

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Europtera punctillata (1)

Europtera punctillata (2)

Europtera punctillata (3)

Europtera punctillata (4)

Europtera punctillata (5)

Europtera nigraluna (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Europtera defecta Lajonquière, 1970	Lajonquière, 1970	species	Misapplied	Europtera defecta
Europtera nigraluna Lajonquière, 1970	Lajonquière, 1970	species	Synonym	Europtera nigraluna
Europtera opima Lajonquière, 1972	Lajonquière, 1972	species	Misapplied	Europtera opima