Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Ambulycini (tribe)/  Batocnema (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Distant, 1899)
Citation:	Polyptychus africanus, sp. n.
Original genus:	Polyptychus
Publication:	Distant W. L. 1899a. Some apparently undescribed insects from the Transvaal.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 3
Issue:
Pagination:	179–180
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16025899

Batocnema africanus (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, [Mpumalanga], Transvaal, Lydenburg District.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Kenya		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 38
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Malawi		Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. page 13
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 134
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 276
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 276 (map)
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Distant W. L. 1899a. Some apparently undescribed insects from the Transvaal. page 180
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Tanzania		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 38
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 134
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Zimbabwe		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 38

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Mangifera sp.	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 134
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Mangifera sp.	Anacardiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 100
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Sclerocarya birrea	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 276
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Sclerocarya caffra	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 21
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Sclerocarya caffra	Anacardiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 100
Batocnema africanus (Distant, 1899)	Sclerocarya sp.	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 134

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Batocnema africanus (1)

Batocnema africanus (2)

Batocnema africanus (3)

Batocnema africanus (4)

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