Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)

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Permalink:	COMOCAPE
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Comostolini (tribe)/  Comostolopsis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Warren, 1899)
Citation:	Aplodes capensis sp. nov.
Original genus:	Aplodes
Publication:	Warren W. 1899b. New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	6
Issue:	3
Pagination:	291
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3259094

Comostolopsis capensis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town, x.1860, leg. Felder.

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DNA voucher(s)
BC ZSM Lep 69831

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	Eswatini		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page K. Braun238 (map)
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Prout L. B. 1929–1938. Die Spannerartigen Nachtfalter (Geometridae). Die Afrikanischen Spanner. Geometridae. – In: Seitz A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. page 45
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Western Cape	Warren W. 1899b. New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region. page 291
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 238 (map)
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 238 (map)
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 238 (map)
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	Zimbabwe		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 238

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Comostolopsis capensis (Warren, 1899)	Osyris compressa	Santalaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 238 (as Colpoon)

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Comostolopsis capensis (1)

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