Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Microloxiini (tribe)/  Dichroma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Duncan & Westwood, 1841
Citation:	Dichroma equestralis
Original genus:	Dichroma
Publication:	Duncan J. 1841. Exotic moths. – In: Jardine, W. (Ed.) The Naturalist's Library 32. Entomology VII. Exotic moths.
Journal:	—
Volume:	7
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Pagination:	224–226; pl. 30, fig. 1
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29967450

Dichroma equestralis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841		unknown		Not stated.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape of Good Hope.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841	Lesotho		Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 143
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 373
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841	South Africa	Free State	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 240 (map)
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 240 (map)
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 240
Dichroma equestralis Duncan & Westwood, 1841	South Africa	Western Cape	Duncan J. 1841. Exotic moths. – In: Jardine, W. (Ed.) The Naturalist's Library 32. Entomology VII. Exotic moths. page 224

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Dichroma equestralis (1)

Dichroma equestralis (2)

Dichroma equestralis (3)

Dichroma equestralis (4)

Dichroma equestralis (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Dichroma equestrinaria (Guenée, 1858)	(Guenée, 1858)	species	Synonym	Argyrophora equestrinaria