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Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Choerocampina (subtribe)/  Rhodafra (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Cramer, 1780)
Citation:Sphinx Opheltes
Original genus:Sphinx
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:164–165, 176 (index); pl. cclxxxv, fig. B
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136656
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Rhodafra opheltes (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) unknown Type in coll. Rengers [probably lost]. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Kaap de Goede Hoop.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 159
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) Namibia Kopij G. 2014. Lepidoptera fauna of Namibia. I. Seasonal distribution of moths of the Koakoland (Mopane) Savanna in Ogongo, northern Namibia. page 122
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Eastern Cape Eitschberger U. 2021. Die Sphingidae der Asante Sana Farm in Südafrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 169
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Free State Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 141
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Gauteng Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 141
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 282
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 282 (map)
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Northern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 282 (map)
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) South Africa Western Cape Cramer P. 1780–1782. 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 165
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) Scabiosa columbaria Dipsacaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 282
Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780) Scabiosa sp. Dipsacaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 141
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Rhodafra mariae (Wallengren, 1875) (Wallengren, 1875) species Synonym Deilephila mariae