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Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Lymantriini (tribe)/  Dasychira (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1855)
Citation:Noleca basigutta
Original genus:Noleca
Publication:Walker F. 1855c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part V.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:—
Volume:5
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Pagination:1080
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952840
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Dasychira castor (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Uganda, Katera, 1935.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Cameroon Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 1687 (as castor)
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Central African Republic Schultze A. 1934. Neue und bekannte Lymantriiden aus Aequatorialafrika. page 121 (as castor)
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 117
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Ghana Collenette C. L. 1956a. Further new and little-known African Lymantriidae. page 649
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Liberia Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 1687 (as castor)
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Nigeria Collenette C. L. 1956a. Further new and little-known African Lymantriidae. page 649
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Togo Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 1687 (as castor)
Plant note:

The larva also eats the leaves of Ipomoea batatas and Smilax kraussiana (see B. J. MacNulty 1966: 76).

MacNulty B. J. 1966. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part I. Lymantriidae.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Dasychira basigutta (Walker, 1855) Manniophyton fulvum Euphorbiaceae Nigeria MacNulty B. J. 1966. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part I. Lymantriidae. page 76 (as. M. africanum)
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
Dasychira castor Hering, 1926 Hering, 1926 species Synonym Dasychira castor