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Illa nefanda Warren, 1914

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Odontoperini (tribe)/  Illa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Warren, 1914
Citation:Illa nefanda, spec. nov.
Original genus:Illa
Publication:Warren W. 1914b. Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the South African Museum.
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:10
Issue:12
Pagination:487–488; pl. 41, fig. 5
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1555040
Name(English):Black protea looper
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Illa nefanda (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Illa nefanda Warren, 1914 Holotype ♂ SAMC Holotype ♂, SAMC. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape Town, bred viii.1903, leg. R. M. Lightfoot.
Plant note:

Leaf-eater on Protea sp. (see A. C. Myburgh & D. J. Rust 1975: 58).

Myburgh A. C. & Rust D. J. 1975. A survey of pests of the Proteaceae in the western and southern Cape Province.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Illa nefanda Warren, 1914 Leucospermum sp. Proteaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 692
Illa nefanda Warren, 1914 Protea sp. Proteaceae South Africa Myburgh A. C. & Rust D. J. 1975. A survey of pests of the Proteaceae in the western and southern Cape Province. page 58
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination