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Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899)

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Phalerinae (subfamily)/  Antheua (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Distant, 1899)
Citation:Phalera lydenburgi, sp. n.
Original genus:Phalera
Publication:Distant W. L. 1899a. Some apparently undescribed insects from the Transvaal.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(7) 3
Issue:
Pagination:463–464
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16026183
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Antheua lydenburgi (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Antheua by A. Schintlmeister & G. M. László (2025: 235).

Schintlmeister A. & László G. M. 2025. A review of the genus Antheua Walker, 1855 with descriptions of 19 new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Phalerinae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Lydenburg District [Johannesburg], leg. Krantz.
Distribution note:

The record of Nigeria (Aurivillius 1905b: 28) needs confirmation.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 149
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 149
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kiriakoff S. G. 1962b. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea). Phalera et genres voisins. page 13
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page RMCA
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Eswatini Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 92
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Ethiopia Schintlmeister A. & László G. M. 2025. A review of the genus Antheua Walker, 1855 with descriptions of 19 new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Phalerinae). page 236
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 110
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Malawi Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 92
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 149
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Namibia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 149
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Somalia Schintlmeister A. & László G. M. 2025. A review of the genus Antheua Walker, 1855 with descriptions of 19 new species and one new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Phalerinae). page 236
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 149
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 89
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) South Africa Mpumalanga Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 92
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) South Africa Limpopo Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 92
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Tanzania Kiriakoff S. G. 1962b. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea). Phalera et genres voisins. page 13
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Uganda Kiriakoff S. G. 1958b. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Thyretidae and Notodontidae. page 49
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 149
Antheua lydenburgi (Distant, 1899) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 149
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
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Antheua leydenburgi (Fawcett, 1915) (Fawcett, 1915) species Misapplied Phalera leydenburgi
Antheua lijdenburgi (Janse, 1917) (Janse, 1917) species Misapplied Phalera lijdenburgi