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Viridichira longistriata (Hering, 1926)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Viridichira (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hering, 1926)
Citation:D.[asychira] longistriata sp. n.
Original genus:Dasychira
Publication: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.
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Volume:14
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Pagination:177
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56076778
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Viridichira by U. Dall'Asta (1981b: 750).

Dall'Asta U. 1981b. Nouveaux genres et nouvelles espèces de Lymantriidae africains (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Viridichira longistriata (Hering, 1926) Syntype ♂ MfN Syntypes 2♂, MfN. Equatorial Guinea [Equatorial Guinea], Spanish Guinea.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Viridichira longistriata (Hering, 1926) Marantochloa sp. Marantaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Viridichira grammifera (Schultze, 1934) (Schultze, 1934) species Misapplied Dasychira grammifera
Viridichira partita (Schultze, 1934) (Schultze, 1934) species Synonym Dasychira partita