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Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Cirina (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Westwood, 1849)
Citation:Saturnia Forda, Westw.
Original genus:Saturnia
Publication:Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:17
Issue:
Pagination:52
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572457
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Cirina forda (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], "Hab. in Natalia".
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Angola Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 251
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Botswana Westwood J. O. 1881a. Entomology. – In: Oates, F.: Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. page 357 (as cervina)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Burundi Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 251 (as orientalis)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Cameroon Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [12]
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Central African Republic Darge Ph. 1975a. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de République Unie du Cameroun, du Rwanda et de l'Ethiopie avec description de deux espèces et six sous-espèces nouvelles. page 79
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo Darge Ph. 2011d. Contribution to the Lepidoptera biodiversity in Africa, II: Lepidoptera of the swamp forest in the region of Ouesso (north of the Congo Brazaville Republic). page 34
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 101
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 317 (as similis)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 159 (as orientalis)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Eritrea Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 3 (as cana)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Ethiopia Darge Ph. 1975a. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de République Unie du Cameroun, du Rwanda et de l'Ethiopie avec description de deux espèces et six sous-espèces nouvelles. page 79
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 173
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Gambia Distant W. L. 1897a. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. Fam. Saturniidae. page 393 (as similis)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Ghana Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 14
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 72
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Mozambique Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 158
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 68
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Nigeria Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 14
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Rwanda page P. Basquin
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Senegal Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. page 52
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa Mpumalanga Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 166
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Tanzania Darge Ph. 2008a. Contribution to the biodiversity of the Albertine Rift in Tanzania: some data on the Lepidoptera Saturniidae and Sphingidae. page 5 (as orientalis)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Uganda page P. Basquin
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 72
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Zimbabwe Westwood J. O. 1881a. Entomology. – In: Oates, F.: Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. page 357 (as cervina)
Cirina forda amieti Darge, 1975 Cameroon Darge Ph. 1975a. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de République Unie du Cameroun, du Rwanda et de l'Ethiopie avec description de deux espèces et six sous-espèces nouvelles. page 80
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Angola Dufrane A. 1953b. Saturniidae d'Afrique. page 251
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Botswana Westwood J. O. 1881a. Entomology. – In: Oates, F.: Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. page 357 (as cervina)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Cameroon Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [12]
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Central African Republic Darge Ph. 1975a. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de République Unie du Cameroun, du Rwanda et de l'Ethiopie avec description de deux espèces et six sous-espèces nouvelles. page 79
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo Darge Ph. 2011d. Contribution to the Lepidoptera biodiversity in Africa, II: Lepidoptera of the swamp forest in the region of Ouesso (north of the Congo Brazaville Republic). page 34
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 159 (as orientalis)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 101
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 317 (as similis)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Eritrea Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 3 (as cana)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Ethiopia Darge Ph. 1975a. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de République Unie du Cameroun, du Rwanda et de l'Ethiopie avec description de deux espèces et six sous-espèces nouvelles. page 79
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 173
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Gambia Distant W. L. 1897a. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. Fam. Saturniidae. page 393 (as similis)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Ghana Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 14
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 72
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Mozambique Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 158
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 68
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Nigeria Mabossy-Mobouna G., Ombeni J. B., Bouyer Th., Latham P., Bocquet E., Konda Ku Mbuta A., Eckebil Tabi P. P. & Malaisse F. 2022a. Diversity of edible caterpillars and their host plants in the Republic of the Congo. page 14
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Rwanda page P. Basquin
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Senegal Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. page 52
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. page 52
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa Mpumalanga Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 166
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Tanzania Darge Ph. 2008a. Contribution to the biodiversity of the Albertine Rift in Tanzania: some data on the Lepidoptera Saturniidae and Sphingidae. page 5 (as orientalis)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Uganda page P. Basquin
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 72
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Zimbabwe Westwood J. O. 1881a. Entomology. – In: Oates, F.: Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. page 357 (as cervina)
Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1327), and in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 204–205).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae Kenya Kusia E. S., Borgemeister C., Khamis F. M., Copeland R. S., Tanga C. M., Ombura F. L. & Subramanian S. 2021. Diversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible saturniid caterpillars in Kenya. page 16
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Albizia sp. Fabaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Albizia versicolor Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Baillonella toxisperma Sapotaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Bridelia sp. Euphorbiaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 100
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 68
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 99
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 166
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa macrocarpa Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72 (as C. grandiflora)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Casuarina sp. Casuarinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Ceiba pentandra Malvaceae Mozambique Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Crossopteryx febrifuga Rubiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 22
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Ekebergia capensis Meliaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrina abyssinica Fabaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1327
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum africanum Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum africanum Fabaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 100
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum guineense Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum guineense Fabaceae Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum suaveolens Fabaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Euclea divinorum Ebenaceae Kenya Kusia E. S., Borgemeister C., Khamis F. M., Copeland R. S., Tanga C. M., Ombura F. L. & Subramanian S. 2021. Diversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible saturniid caterpillars in Kenya. page 16
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Euclea undulata Ebenaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Faidherbia albida Fabaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Hippobromus pauciflora Sapindaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Manilkara sulcata Sapotaceae Kenya Kusia E. S., Borgemeister C., Khamis F. M., Copeland R. S., Tanga C. M., Ombura F. L. & Subramanian S. 2021. Diversity, host plants and potential distribution of edible saturniid caterpillars in Kenya. page 16
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Manilkara zapota Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as M. zaporta)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Ozoroa mucronata Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Pappea capensis Sapindaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Protorhus longifolia Anacardiaceae South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 170
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Schotia speciosa Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Sideroxylon inerme Sapotaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). page 152
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Sideroxylon inerme subsp. diospyroides Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as S. diospyroides)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Vitellaria paradoxa Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as B. parkii)
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Warburgia sp. Canellaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda (Westwood, 1849) Warburgia sp. Canellaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Albizia sp. Fabaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Albizia versicolor Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Baillonella toxisperma Sapotaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Bridelia sp. Euphorbiaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 100
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 99
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 68
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 166
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa macrocarpa Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72 (as C. grandiflora)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Casuarina sp. Casuarinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Crossopteryx febrifuga Rubiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 22
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Ekebergia capensis Meliaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum africanum Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum africanum Fabaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 100
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum guineense Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum guineense Fabaceae Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum suaveolens Fabaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Euclea undulata Ebenaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Faidherbia albida Fabaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Hippobromus pauciflora Sapindaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Manilkara zapota Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as M. zaporta)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Ozoroa mucronata Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Pappea capensis Sapindaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Protorhus longifolia Anacardiaceae South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 170
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Schotia speciosa Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Sideroxylon inerme Sapotaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). page 152
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Sideroxylon inerme subsp. diospyroides Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as S. diospyroides)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Vitellaria paradoxa Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as B. parkii)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Warburgia sp. Canellaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Warburgia sp. Canellaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cirina forda amieti Darge, 1975 Darge, 1975 subspecies Accepted Cirina forda amieti
Cirina forda cana Felder C. & Felder R., 1874 Felder C. & Felder R., 1874 subspecies Synonym Cirina forda cana
Cirina forda cervina (Westwood, 1881) (Westwood, 1881) subspecies Synonym Saturnia forda cervina
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) (Westwood, 1849) subspecies Accepted Saturnia forda forda
Cirina forda invenusta (Wallengren, 1860) (Wallengren, 1860) subspecies Synonym Sculna forda invenusta
Cirina forda orientalis Bouvier, 1927 Bouvier, 1927 subspecies Synonym Cirina forda orientalis
Cirina forda semicaeca (Walker, 1855) (Walker, 1855) subspecies Synonym Perisomena forda semicaeca
Cirina forda similis Distant, 1897 Distant, 1897 subspecies Synonym Cirina forda similis
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination