Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)

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Permalink:	CHLODIDI
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemistolini (tribe)/  Chlorocoma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1861)
Citation:	Iodis [sic] didita
Original genus:	Jodis
Publication:	Walker F. 1861a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXII.– Geometrites (continued).
Journal:	—
Volume:	22
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Pagination:	542
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39713408

Chlorocoma didita (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 2♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, leg. R. Trimen.

Distribution note:

The record of KwaZulu-Natal (A. J. T. Janse 1933–1935: 315) probably refers to Chlorocoma eucela (see H. Staude et al. 2023: 230).

Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	Eswatini		Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 8
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	Mozambique		Thierry-Mieg P. 1915. Descriptions de lépidoptères nouveaux. page 38 (as chloe)
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 315
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa		Walker F. 1861a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXII.– Geometrites (continued). page 542
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	Western Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 315
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	Erica drakensbergensis	Ericaceae	Eswatini	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 8
Chlorocoma didita (Walker, 1861)	Erica sp.	Ericaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Chlorocoma didita (1)

Chlorocoma didita (2)

Chlorocoma didita (3)

Chlorocoma didita (4)

Chlorocoma didita (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Chlorocoma chloe (Thierry-Mieg, 1915)	(Thierry-Mieg, 1915)	species	Synonym	Heterorachis chloe