Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Xanthorhoini (tribe)/  Disclisioprocta (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1862)
Citation:	Scotosia Natalata
Original genus:	Scotosia
Publication:	Walker F. 1862b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXV.– Geometrites (continued).
Journal:	—
Volume:	25
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Pagination:	1351–1352
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38947077

Disclisioprocta natalata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Disclisioprocta by D. S. Fletcher (1958c: 128).

Fletcher D. S. 1958c. Geometridae from Tanganyika collected by Dr. Christa Lindemann and Nina Pavlitzki.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], leg. Gueinzius.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Botswana		Prout L. B. 1935a. Scientific results of the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, March to September 1930. The Geometridae. page 8
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Comoros	Mohéli (Mwali)	Herbulot C. 1979g. Lépidoptères Geometridae de l'Archipel des Comores. – In: Matile L (ed.) Faune entomologique de l'Archipel des Comores. page 155
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Comoros	Mayotte (Maore)	Mabille P. 1898. Description de Lépidoptères nouveaux. page 230 (as polyacmaria)
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Comoros	Grande Comore (Ngazidja)	Strand E. 1917h. Lepidoptera. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Band 3, Heft 5. Systematische Arbeiten. Flora und Fauna der Comoren. page 470 (as polyacmaria)
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Prout L. B. 1926b. Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa 1911. Insecta. 20. Lepidoptera. Geometridae. page 7
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Ethiopia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 96
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Kenya		Butler A. G. 1894b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from British East Africa, made by Dr. J. W. Gregory between the months of March and August, 1893. page 593
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Madagascar	Europa	Herbulot C. 1958. Mission du Muséum dans les îles du Golfe de Guinée. Entomologie: VIII. Lepidoptera Geometridae. page 105
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Madagascar		Strand E. 1917h. Lepidoptera. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Band 3, Heft 5. Systematische Arbeiten. Flora und Fauna der Comoren. page 470 (as polyacmaria)
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Malawi		page ZSM
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Mauritius		Warren W. 1897b. New genera and species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, Uraniidae and Geometridae in the Tring Museum. page 233 (as constellata)
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 96
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Sao Tome & Principe	São Tomé	Herbulot C. 1958. Mission du Muséum dans les îles du Golfe de Guinée. Entomologie: VIII. Lepidoptera Geometridae. page 105
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Saudi Arabia		Wiltshire E. P. 1980a. Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Limacodidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Sphingidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae. – In: Wittmer & Büttiker (eds.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 2. page 194
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Somalia		Prout L. B. 1916b. Geometridae. – In: Poulton E. B. On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 156
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	South Africa	Gauteng	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 110
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	South Africa	Limpopo	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 110
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162 (map)
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1862b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXV.– Geometrites (continued). page 1352
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Tanzania		Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 422
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Togo		Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 423
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 127 (as rubritincta)
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Yemen	Samha	Hausmann A. 2009b. New and interesting geometrid moths from Sokotra islands (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). page 95
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Yemen		Hampson G. F. 1899a. A revision of the moths of the subfamily Pyraustinae and family Pyralidae, part 1.
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Yemen	Socotra	Hampson G. F. 1899c. The expedition to Sokotra. VI. Descriptions of one new genus and fourteen new species of moths. page 38 (as rubritincta)
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 96
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 110

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Bougainvillea sp.	Nyctaginaceae	Togo	Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 423
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Bougainvillea sp.	Nyctaginaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 195
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Bougainvillea spectabilis	Nyctaginaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162
Disclisioprocta natalata (Walker, 1862)	Mirabilis jalapa	Nyctaginaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Disclisioprocta natalata (1)

Disclisioprocta natalata (2)

Disclisioprocta natalata (3)

Disclisioprocta natalata (4)

Disclisioprocta natalata (5)

Disclisioprocta natalata (6)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Disclisioprocta constellata (Warren, 1897)	(Warren, 1897)	species	Synonym	Camptogramma constellata
Disclisioprocta polyacmaria (Mabille, 1898)	(Mabille, 1898)	species	Synonym	Camptogramma polyacmaria
Disclisioprocta rubritincta (Hampson, 1899)	(Hampson, 1899)	species	Synonym	Scotosia rubritincta
Disclisioprocta vorax (Strand, 1910)	(Strand, 1910)	species	Synonym	Phibalapteryx vorax