 
  | Permalink: | AMATPOLI | 
| Higher taxa: | Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Syntomini (tribe)/ Syntomina (subtribe)/ Cacoethes (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Accepted | 
| Authorship: | (Cramer, 1779) | 
| Citation: | Sphinx Adscit.[us] Polidamon | 
| Original genus: | Sphinx | 
| Publication: | Cramer P. 1779–1780. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). | 
| Journal: | — | 
| Volume: | 3 | 
| Issue: | 17–24 | 
| Pagination: | 75, 176 (index); pl. ccxxxvii, fig. B | 
| URL: | https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136567 | 
 
                        
                        
                    | Scientific name | TypeStatus | Gender | Museum | Description | Country | Locality | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) | unknown | Type in coll. E. F. Alberti [probably lost]. | South Africa | South Africa, Western Cape, Kaap de Goede Hoop. | 
| Scientific name | Country | Province | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) | South Africa | Western Cape | Cramer P. 1779–1780. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). page 75 | |
| Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) | South Africa | Eastern Cape | de Freina J. J. 2014a. Über zwei Syntomini-Arten aus der Kapregion, Südafrika: Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) comb. rev. und Cacoethes fulvatrum sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini). page 37 | 
| Scientific name | Plant | Plant Family | Country | Publication | URL | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) | Aizoon glinoides | Aizoaceae | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1951. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part II). page 98 | |
| Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) | Galenia pubescens | Aizoaceae | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1951. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part II). page 98 | |
| Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) | Mestoklema sp. | Aizoaceae | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1951. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part II). page 98 | |
| Cacoethes polidamon (Cramer, 1779) | Pentzia incana | Asteraceae | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1951. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part II). page 98 | 
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                            | Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
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| Scientific Name | Authorship | Rank | Status | Original Combination | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacoethes polydama (Keferstein, 1861) | (Keferstein, 1861) | species | Synonym | Syntomis polydama | 
| Cacoethes polydamon auct. | auct. | species | Misapplied | Cacoethes polydamon |