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Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928)

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Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Pachytrina (genus)/  Gurkognoma (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hering, 1928)
Citation:Pachypasa philargyria sp. n.
Original genus:Pachypasa
Publication:Hering E. M. 1928b. Alte und neue Lasiocampiden von Afrika im Zoologischen Museum Berlin.
Journal:Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin
Volume:14
Issue:3–4
Pagination:491–492; pl. 2, fig. 10
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Pachytrina philargyria (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Pachytrina (Gurkognoma) by V. V. Zolotuhin & A. V. Gurkovich (2009a: 13).

Gurkovich A. V. & Zolotuhin V. V. 2009a. A revision of the African Odontocheilopteryx Wallengren, 1860 (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Holotype ♀ MfN Holotype ♀, MfN. Cameroon Cameroon, Mbo Mts, 1908-12-04, leg. S. G. Riggenbach.
Plant note:

See D. G. Sevastopulo (1983: 91).

Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Cyperus papyrus Cyperaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Kenya Zolotuhin V. V. 2010. A review of the genus Chionopsyche Aurivillius, 1909 with the description of a new species (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae: Chionopsychinae). page 13
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. page 91
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Eucalyptus torreliana Myrtaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Manihot esculenta Euphorbiaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Pinus oocarpa Pinaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Pinus patula Pinaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Pinus radiata Pinaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 402
Pachytrina philargyria (Hering, 1928) Shirakiopsis elliptica Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 94 (as Sapium ellipticum)
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
Pachytrina papyri (Tams, 1931) (Tams, 1931) species Synonym Pachypasa papyri