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Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Boarmiini (tribe)/  Menophra (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Warren, 1902)
Citation:Hemerophila obtusata sp. nov.
Original genus:Hemerophila
Publication:Warren W. 1902b. New African Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:9
Issue:
Pagination:521–522
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3269064
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Menophra obtusata (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Syntype ♀ NHMUK Syntypes 3♀, NHMUK. Kenya [Kenya], British East Africa, Kikuyu Escarpment, x–xi.1900; ii.1901; iii–iv.1901, leg. W. Doherty.
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1944: 27).

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
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae Eswatini Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 18
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Jacaranda mimosifolia Bignoniaceae Zimbabwe Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 18
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Peltophorum africanum Fabaceae Zimbabwe Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 18
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Pittosporum viridiflorum Pittosporaceae Zimbabwe Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 18
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Plicosepalus curviflorus Loranthaceae Zimbabwe Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 18 (as Loranthis)
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 195
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 27
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Eswatini Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 18
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Tecomaria capensis Bignoniaceae Zimbabwe Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 18
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Tinnea aethiopica Lamiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 195
Menophra obtusata (Warren, 1902) Tinnea aethiopica Lamiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 27
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
Menophra regulata (Warren, 1902) (Warren, 1902) species Misapplied Hemerophila regulata