Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Orgyiini (tribe)/  Laelia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1910)
Citation:	Dasychira pyrosoma, sp. n.
Original genus:	Dasychira
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(8) 5
Issue:	29
Pagination:	450–451
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16094883

Laelia ursina (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Johannesburg, leg. A. T. Cooke.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Gauteng	Hampson G. F. 1910a. Descriptions of new African moths. page 451
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 33
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 33
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 179

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Faurea saligna	Proteaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Faurea sp.	Proteaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 179
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Parinari curatellifolia	Chrysobalanaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 87 (as Parinarium mobola)
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Parinari sp.	Chrysobalanaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 179
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Protea caffra	Proteaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 89 (as P. multibracteata)
Laelia pyrosoma (Hampson, 1910)	Protea sp.	Proteaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 179

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Laelia ursina (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Laelia ursina (Hering, 1926)	(Hering, 1926)	species	Synonym	Dasychira ursina