Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)

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Permalink:	DIPTGEOM
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Diptychini (tribe)/  Zerenopsis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Felder C. & R., 1874)
Citation:	Diptychis n. g. geometrina F.
Original genus:	Diptychis
Publication:	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	4; pl. 100, fig. 20
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221069

Zerenopsis geometrina (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Zerenopsis by H. Staude & P. Sihvonen (2014: 23).

Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. Burrows.

Distribution note:

The record of Mpumalanga is doubtful (see H. Staude & P. Sihvonen 2014: 26).

Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 6
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 8
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page legend of pl. 100

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	Apodytes dimidiata	Icacinaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 69
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	Encephalartos villosus	Zamiaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini). page 25
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	Mimusops obovata	Sapotaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 85
Zerenopsis geometrina (Felder C. & R., 1874)	Stangeria eriopus	Stangeriaceae	South Africa	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 8

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Zerenopsis geometrina (1)

Zerenopsis geometrina (2)

Zerenopsis geometrina (3)

Zerenopsis geometrina (4)

Zerenopsis geometrina (5)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination