Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Boarmiini (tribe)/  Omphalucha (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Möschler, 1884)
Citation:	B.[oarmia] maturnaria n. sp.
Original genus:	Boarmia
Publication:	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes.
Journal:	Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien
Volume:	33 (1883)
Issue:
Pagination:	307; pl. 16, fig. 23
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14215226

Omphalucha maturnaria (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Holotype	♀	MfN	Holotype ♀, MfN.	South Africa	South Africa, Eastern Cape, Caffraria, Missionsstation Baziya, 2800 ft, 1879, leg. Hartmann.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Kenya		Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 112
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 307
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1932. The moths of South Africa. Volume I. Sematuridae and Geometridae. page 303

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Combretum caffrum	Combretaceae	South Africa	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 398
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Combretum molle	Combretaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 76 (as C. guenzii)
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Putterlickia verrucosa	Celastraceae	South Africa	Janse A. J. T. 1932. The moths of South Africa. Volume I. Sematuridae and Geometridae. page 303
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Rhus villosa	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 90
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Searsia pyroides	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 398
Omphalucha maturnaria (Möschler, 1884)	Ziziphus mucronata	Rhamnaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). page 153

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Omphalucha maturnaria (1)

Omphalucha maturnaria (2)

Omphalucha metallifer (1)

Omphalucha metallifer (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Omphalucha metallifer Pinhey, 1962	Pinhey, 1962	species	Misapplied	Omphalucha metallifer