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Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909

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Higher taxa: Notodontidae (family)/  Thaumetopoeinae (subfamily)/  Thaumetopoea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Strand, 1909
Citation:Thaumetocampa apologetica Strand n. sp.
Original genus:Thaumetopoea
Publication:Strand E. 1909n. Zum Vorkommen der Gattung Thaumetopoea Hb. in Afrika: Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, n. sp.
Journal:Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben
Volume:3
Issue:
Pagination:196–197
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37071573
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Thaumetopoea apologetica (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, MfN. Tanzania [Tanzania], D. O. Afrika, Mkalama, 17.ii.1905, leg. S. G. von der Marwitz.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Burundi Kiriakoff S. G. 1970b. Lepidoptera Familia Thaumetopoeidae. page 12
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page N. Voaden
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Eritrea Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 61
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Ethiopia Strand E. 1911f. Zwei neue afrikanische Heterocera der Gattungen Phasicnecus und Thaumetopoea. page 18 (as abyssinica)
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Kenya Aurivillius C. 1921b. Sammlungen der schwedischen Elgon-Expedition im Jahre 1920. 1. Lepidopteren. page 19 (as abyssinica)
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Namibia Dall'Asta U. 2004. Lymantriidae and Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 308
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 South Africa Mpumalanga page T. Baron
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Tanzania Strand E. 1909d. Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ostafrika, gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens. page 196
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Uganda László G. M., Schintlmeister A. & Vetina A. A. 2021. A contribution to the knowledge of the prominent moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve with descriptions of four new species. page 239
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Yemen Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 147
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 154
Thaumetopoea apologetica abyssinica (Strand, 1911) Ethiopia Strand E. 1911f. Zwei neue afrikanische Heterocera der Gattungen Phasicnecus und Thaumetopoea. page 18
Thaumetopoea apologetica abyssinica (Strand, 1911) Kenya Aurivillius C. 1921b. Sammlungen der schwedischen Elgon-Expedition im Jahre 1920. 1. Lepidopteren. page 19
Thaumetopoea apologetica apologetica (Strand, 1909) Namibia Dall'Asta U. 2004. Lymantriidae and Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). – In: Mey, Z. (Ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. page 308
Thaumetopoea apologetica apologetica (Strand, 1909) South Africa Mpumalanga page T. Baron
Thaumetopoea apologetica apologetica (Strand, 1909) Tanzania Strand E. 1909d. Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ostafrika, gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens. page 196
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 119–120).

Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Maerua sp. Capparidaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 179
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Maerua sp. Capparidaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. page 119
Thaumetopoea apologetica Strand, 1909 Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1937. Miscellaneous notes on the early stages of certain Heterocera. page 119 (as pepper-tree)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Thaumetopoea apologetica abyssinica (Strand, 1911) (Strand, 1911) subspecies Accepted Thaumetocampa apologetica abyssinica
Thaumetopoea apologetica apologetica (Strand, 1909) (Strand, 1909) subspecies Accepted Thaumetocampa apologetica apologetica
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination