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Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Eilemina (subtribe)/  Brunia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1854)
Citation:Lithosia vicaria
Original genus:Lithosia
Publication:Walker F. 1854b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:2
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Pagination:505
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418517
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Brunia vicaria (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Brunia by M. Krüger (2015b: 93).

Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, genitalia slide Arctiidae 585♀, NHMUK. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, leg. J. Richardson.
Distribution note:

Oriental: Andama Islands, Assam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java), Sikhim, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Russia (Amur).

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Angola Birket-Smith J. 1965. A revision of the West African Eilemic moths, based on the male genitalia (Lep., Arctidae [sic], Lithosinae [sic]; incl. gena. Crocosia, Eilema, Lithosia, Pelosia, Phryganopsis a.o.). page 99 (as imitans)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) British Indian Ocean Territory Chagos Barnett L. K. & Emms C. 1998. An annotated checklist of the Chagos archipelago terrestrial fauna (omitting birds) recorded during the 1996 'Friends of the Chagos' expedition. page 45 (as antica)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Burkina Faso page MGCL
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Cameroon Aurivillius C. 1904c. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera II. page 32
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Congo Mabille P. 1879a. Lepidoptera Africana. page 87 (as imitans)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 99
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Walker F. 1854b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 505
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1954c. Contributions à l'étude des Lépidoptères hétérocères. (deuxième note). Noctuiformes nouveaux du Congo belge. page 5 (as desiccata)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Côte d'Ivoire page MGCL
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Guinea page LepIndex
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 161
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 165 (as natara)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 165 (as natara)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Namibia Kopij G. 2014. Lepidoptera fauna of Namibia. I. Seasonal distribution of moths of the Koakoland (Mopane) Savanna in Ogongo, northern Namibia. page 123 (as natara)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1900a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum II. Arctiadae: Nolinae, Lithosianae. page 165
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) South Africa Western Cape page J. Heyns
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 165 (as natara)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) South Africa Mpumalanga page T. Baron
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) South Africa Hampson G. F. 1900a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum II. Arctiadae: Nolinae, Lithosianae. page 165
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Uganda Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 104
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 165 (as natara)
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Plant note:

On the leaves, but probably also on the lichens (see M. C. Piepers & P.C.T. Snellen 1904: 145).

Piepers M. C. & Snellen P. C. T. 1904. Enumeration des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Java.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Brunia vicaria (Walker, 1854) Citrus sp. Rutaceae Piepers M. C. & Snellen P. C. T. 1904. Enumeration des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Java. page 145 (as natara)
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
Brunia antica (Walker, 1854) (Walker, 1854) species Synonym Lithosia antica
Brunia imitans (Mabille, 1879) (Mabille, 1879) species Synonym Lithosia imitans
Brunia natara (Moore, 1859) (Moore, 1859) species Synonym Lithosia natara
Brunia sarawaca (Butler, 1877) (Butler, 1877) species Synonym Lithosia sarawaca
Brunia simulans (Mabille, 1879) (Mabille, 1879) species Synonym Lithosia simulans