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Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Afromurzinia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1855)
Citation:Spilosoma lutescens
Original genus:Spilosoma
Publication:Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:3
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Pagination:672
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418696
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Afromurzinia lutescens (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afromurzinia by V. V. Dubatolov & P. G. Hayens (2008: 359).

Dubatolov V. V. & Haynes P. G. 2008. Reviewing the African tiger-moth genera. 1. New genera from the late Prof. V. S. Murzin's collection (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by V. V. Dubatolov & P. G. Haynes (2008: 359), genitalia slide BM 81♂, NHMUK Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan; South Africa, leg. A. Smith. Dubatolov V. V. & Haynes P. G. 2008. Reviewing the African tiger-moth genera. 1. New genera from the late Prof. V. S. Murzin's collection (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). page 672
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotypes 1♂, 1♀, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan; South Africa, leg. A. Smith. Dubatolov V. V. & Haynes P. G. 2008. Reviewing the African tiger-moth genera. 1. New genera from the late Prof. V. S. Murzin's collection (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). page 672
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Cameroon Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 18
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 14
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 394
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Debauche H. R. 1942. Lepidoptera, Heterocera. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. De Witte (1933–1935). page 19 (as semihyalina)
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Druce H. 1890. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Jameson J. S., Story of the rear column of the Emin Pasha relief expedition. page 448
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 267
Afromurzinia lutescens (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 103
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Ethiopia Pagenstecher A. 1903. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der Reise des Freiherrn Carlo von Erlanger durch Süd-Schoa, die Galla- und Somaliländer in 1900 und 1901. Sphingiden und Bombyciden. page 15
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Ghana Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 140
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Guinea Strand E. 1919b. Arctiidae: Subfam. Arctiinae. – In: Wagner, H. (Ed.) Lepidopterorum Catalogus. Pars 22. page 195
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Guinea-Bissau Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 507 (as semihyalina)
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 295
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1900c. The moths of South Africa (Part 1). page 57
Afromurzinia lutescens (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 672
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Somalia Berio E. 1938b. Spedizione zoologica del Marchese Saverio Patrizi nel Basso Giuba e nell'Oltregiuba Giugno-Agosto 1934. Lista dei lepidotteri eteroceri con note e diagnosi di eteroceri africani. page 190 (as semihyalina)
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 198
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) South Africa Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 672
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 150
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Tanzania Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 289
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Tanzania Pemba Aurivillius C. 1909b. Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera und Heterocera (Pars I) von Madagaskar, den Comoren und den Inseln Ostafrikas. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse. page 341
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Togo Bartel M. 1903a. Neue aethiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin. page 188 (as semihyalina)
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Uganda Ssese Islands Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 159
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957c. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (IV). page 133
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1900c. The moths of South Africa (Part 1). page 57
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Acacia mollissima Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 150
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Acacia mollissima Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Bidens pilosa Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Boerhavia sp. Nyctaginaceae Kenya Sevastopulo D. G. 1957c. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (IV). page 133–134
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Canna sp. Cannaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Cassia siamea Fabaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Cassia sp. Fabaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Commelina sp. Commelinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Dalbergia sissoo Fabaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Dioscorea sp. Dioscoreaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 26
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Entada abyssinica Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus camaldulensis Myrtaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus deglupta Myrtaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus rudis Myrtaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus torreliana Myrtaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Ficus sp. Moraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Gmelina arborea Verbenaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 38
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Helianthus annuus Asteraceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 26
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Lablab sp. Fabaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 26
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Lantana sp. Verbenaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Ligustrum sp. Oleaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 26
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Mesembryanthemum sp. Aizoaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Morus sp. Moraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Ornithogalum dubium Asparagaceae Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 395
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Phaseolus sp. Fabaceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 26
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Russelia equisetiformis Scrophulariaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Senna multiglandulosa Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72 (as Cassia tomentosa)
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Senna multiglandulosa Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Solanum seaforthianum Solanaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Solanum seaforthianum Solanaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 93
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Solanum sp. Solanaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Tacca leontopetaloides Dioscoreaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177 (as T. pontaloides)
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Tecomaria sp. Bignoniaceae Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 167
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Tecomaria sp. Bignoniaceae Kenya Sevastopulo D. G. 1984. The Gesneriaceae and Bignoniaceae as food-plants of the Lepidoptera. page 236
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Vigna sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Vigna sp. Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 150
Afromurzinia lutescens (Walker, 1855) Zea mays Poaceae Hampson G. F. 1920b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaena in the British Museum. Supplement II. Catalogue of the Lithosiadae (Arctianae) and Phalaenoididae in the collection of the British Museum. page 395
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Afromurzinia semihyalina (Bartel, 1903) (Bartel, 1903) species Synonym Spilosoma semihyalina