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Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Heniocha (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Cramer, 1779)
Citation:Phal.[aena] Attac.[us] Apollonia
Original genus:Attacus
Publication:Cramer P. 1779–1780. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.).
Journal:
Volume:3
Issue:17–24
Pagination:97–98, 173 (index); pl. cci, fig. A
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136589
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Syntype unknown Syntypes in coll. Rengers, Cramer, probably lost. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Kaap de Goede Hoop.

DNA voucher(s)
OL912811 
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Botswana Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1976. Entomofauna from Cabora Bassa. Results of the Entomological Brigade of the IICM. III. Lepidoptera. page 53
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Namibia Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 94
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) South Africa Eastern Cape Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [15]
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (as flavida)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 13
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) South Africa Northern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (map)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) South Africa Western Cape Cramer P. 1779–1780. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). page 98
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Zambia Butler A. G. 1876d. Revision of the heterocerous Lepidoptera of the family Sphingidae. page 462 (as flavida)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Zimbabwe Westwood J. O. 1881a. Entomology. – In: Oates, F.: Matabele Land and the Victoria Falls. page 357
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae South Africa Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 54
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Acacia pubescens Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 67 (as appolonia, missp.)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Entada elephantina Mimosaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 268 (for H. flavida)
Heniocha apollonia (Cramer, 1779) Vachellia karroo Fabaceae South Africa Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 54
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
Heniocha apollina Gaede, 1927 Gaede, 1927 species Synonym Heniocha apollina
Heniocha appolonia auct. auct. species Misapplied Heniocha appolonia
Heniocha divisa Bryk, 1939 Bryk, 1939 species Synonym Heniocha divisa
Heniocha flavida (Butler, 1877) (Butler, 1877) species Synonym Saturnia flavida
Heniocha lindti Grünberg, 1910 Grünberg, 1910 species Synonym Heniocha lindti
Heniocha terpsichorina (Westwood, 1881) (Westwood, 1881) species Synonym Saturnia terpsichorina