Lacipa picta (Boisduval, 1847)

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Permalink:	LACIPICT
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Lacipa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Boisduval, 1847)
Citation:	Liparis Picta Boisd., inéd.
Original genus:	Liparis
Publication:	Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844.
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Volume:	2
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Pagination:	599
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12069549

Lacipa picta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Lacipa picta (Boisduval, 1847)		unknown		Not stated (see also C. Häuser et al. 2003: 71–72).	South Africa	[South Africa], Pays des Massilicatzi.	Häuser C. L., Bartsch D., Holstein J. & Steiner A. 2003. The Lepidoptera type material of G. A. W. Herrich-Schäffer in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart. page 599

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Lacipa picta (Boisduval, 1847)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 404
Lacipa picta (Boisduval, 1847)	South Africa	Free State	page TMSA
Lacipa picta (Boisduval, 1847)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838–1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. – In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838–1844. page 599
Lacipa picta (Boisduval, 1847)	South Africa	Western Cape	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 404

Plant note:

Caterpillars feed on flowers of low-growing plants (see H. S. Staude et al. 2023: 392).

Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Lacipa picta (Boisduval, 1847)	Undefined polyphagous	Undefined	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 392

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Lacipa picta (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Lacipa privata Hering, 1926	Hering, 1926	species	Misapplied	Lacipa privata
Lacipa suffusa Hering, 1926	Hering, 1926	species	Misapplied	Lacipa suffusa