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Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

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Higher taxa: Eupterotidae (family)/  Janinae (subfamily)/  Tantaliana (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Citation:Jana tantalus
Original genus:Jana
Publication:Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter).
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Volume:(1) 1
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Pagination:18, 70; pl. 21, figs 99, 100
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33669190
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Tantaliana tantalus (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Tantaliana by T. Bouyer (2011).

Bouyer Th. 2011. Démembrement et réorganisation des genres africains Jana Herrich-Schäffer, 1854 et Hoplojana Aurivillius, 1901 (Lepidoptera, Eupterotidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) unknown Not stated. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 131
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Gambia Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 912
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter). page 70
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) South Africa Eastern Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 131
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) South Africa Aurivillius C. 1901b. On the Ethiopean genera of the family Striphnopterygidae. page 24
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 246 (map)
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) South Africa North-West Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 246 (map)
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 246 (map)
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 131
Plant note:

Polyphagous on various species of Boraginaceae and Oleaceae (see H. S. Staude et al. 2023: 246).

Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Cordia caffra Boraginaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 76
Tantaliana tantalus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) Jasminum streptopus Oleaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 83
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