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Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Melanocera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Westwood, 1849)
Citation:Saturnia Menippe, West.
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:43; pl. 9, fig. 2
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572448
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Melanocera menippe (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK, type no 1980, OUMNH. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849) Bauhinia galpinii Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 46
Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849) Ficus cordata Moraceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 80
Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849) Ochna atropurpurea Ochnaceae Mozambique Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 60
Melanocera menippe (Westwood, 1849) Ochna atropurpurea Ochnaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 86
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
Melanocera fumosa (Rothschild, 1895) (Rothschild, 1895) species Synonym Nudaurelia fumosa
Melanocera habenichti Wichgraf, 1911 Wichgraf, 1911 species Misapplied Melanocera habenichti
Melanocera transiens Wichgraf, 1911 Wichgraf, 1911 species Misapplied Melanocera transiens