Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)

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Permalink:	CLEOTULB
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Boarmiini (tribe)/  Cleora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Citation:	Boarmia tulbaghata F. & R.
Original genus:	Boarmia
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. 125, fig. 5
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221064

Cleora tulbaghata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, abdomen missing (see D. S. Fletcher 1967: 69), NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape], "Africa mer.", Knysna, leg. R. Trimen.	Fletcher D. S. 1967. A revision of the Ethiopian species and a check list of the world species of Cleora (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 4; pl. 125, fig. 5

Distribution note:

The record of Cameroon (Prout 1932a: 474) needs confirmation.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Cameroon		Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 474
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Kenya		Le Cerf F. 1922c. Voyage de Mr. le Baron Maurice de Rothschild en Ethiopie et en Afrique orientale anglaise (1904–1905). Lépidoptères. Hétérocères. page 444 (as acaciaria)
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Mozambique		Fletcher D. S. 1967. A revision of the Ethiopian species and a check list of the world species of Cleora (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 69
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	South Africa	Western Cape	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. 125
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Uganda		Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 401
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Zambia		Fletcher D. S. 1967. A revision of the Ethiopian species and a check list of the world species of Cleora (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 69

Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1944: 29).

Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Carissa edulis	Apocynaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 29
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Paraserianthes lophantha	Fabaceae	South Africa	Dickson C. G. C. 1953. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (4th series). page 75
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Rosa sp.	Rosaceae	South Africa	Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). page 151
Cleora tulbaghata (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)	Rotheca myricoides	Fabaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 29 (as Clerodendron m.)

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Cleora tulbaghata (1)

Cleora tulbaghata (2)

Cleora tulbaghata (3)

Cleora tulbaghata (4)

Cleora tulbaghata (5)

Cleora tulbaghata (6)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Cleora flavipleta (Warren, 1904)	(Warren, 1904)	species	Misapplied	Chogada flavipleta
Cleora fumata (Warren, 1904)	(Warren, 1904)	species	Misapplied	Chogada fumata