Afromoths.net

Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855)

Permalink:AFRABIFU
Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Afraloa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1855)
Citation:Aloa bifurca
Original genus:Aloa
Publication:Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:—
Volume:3
Issue:
Pagination:700
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418724
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_AM_NHMO.jpg
Afraloa bifurca (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afraloa by V. V. Dubatolov (2006b: 145).

Dubatolov V. V. 2006b. New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Cameroon Aurivillius C. 1904c. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Insektenfauna von Kamerun. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera II. page 35
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Kiriakoff S. G. 1954g. Hétérocères nouveaux ou peu connus du Katanga. page 181
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Gaede M. 1926b. Arctiidae, Subfamilien Hypsinae, Micrarctiinae, Spilosominae, etc. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 95
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Kiriakoff S. G. 1963a. Exploration du Parc Albert. Deuxième série. Lepidoptera Heterocera (partim). page 105
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1912o. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera III. (Arctiidae etc.). page 102
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Equatorial Guinea Bioko Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910–1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. page 1305
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Gabon Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 529
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Gambia page R. Goff
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Ghana Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 127
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Kenya Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 137
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Nigeria Druce H. 1898b. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera. page 211 (as radiosa)
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Sierra Leone Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 700
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Tanzania page NHMO
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Togo Gaede M. 1926b. Arctiidae, Subfamilien Hypsinae, Micrarctiinae, Spilosominae, etc. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 95
Afraloa bifurca (Walker, 1855) Uganda Kiriakoff S. G. 1958a. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Arctiidae (Except Nolidae). page 21
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_AM_NHMO.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_A_Alberta_01.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_A_Albertb_01.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_A_Goff_02.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_A_Voaden.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_A_Goff_01.jpg
/filer/webapps/moths/media/images/B/bifurca_Afraloa_A_Jorpeland.jpg
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Afraloa radiosa (Druce, 1898) (Druce, 1898) species Synonym Spilarctia radiosa