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Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Ennomini (tribe)/  Epigynopteryx (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Guenée, 1858)
Citation:Heterolocha Flavedinaria Gn.
Original genus:Heterolocha
Publication:Guenée A. M. 1858a. In: Boisduval J. A. B. & Guenée A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. IX. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome I.
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Volume:9
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Pagination:106
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9812158
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Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, MNHN. Ethiopia Ethiopia, Abyssinia.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Cameroon Strand E. 1915a. Lepidoptera aus Bonaberi in Kamerun, gesammelt von Herrn E. Hintz. page 177
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Debauche H. R. 1938a. Geometridae (Lep. Het.). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). page 50
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Prout L. B. 1926b. Zoological results of the Swedish expedition to Central Africa 1911. Insecta. 20. Lepidoptera. Geometridae. page 17
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Ethiopia Guenée A. M. 1858a. In: Boisduval J. A. B. & Guenée A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. IX. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome I. page 106
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Kenya Swinhoe C. 1904b. On the Geometridae of tropical Africa in the National Collection. page 502
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Rwanda page J. & W. De Prins
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 170
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Uganda Swinhoe C. 1904b. On the Geometridae of tropical Africa in the National Collection. page 502
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Zambia Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 503
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. H. L. Townsend (1938: 179–180).

Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1977. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 46
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 179 (as castor oil)
Epigynopteryx flavedinaria (Guenée, 1858) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 179
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
Epigynopteryx molliaria (Guenée, 1858) (Guenée, 1858) species Synonym Metanema molliaria
Epigynopteryx xanthiaria (Guenée, 1858) (Guenée, 1858) species Synonym Heterolocha xanthiaria