Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Afrospilarctia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Druce, 1898)
Citation:	Euchaetes (?) lucida, sp. n.
Original genus:	Euchaetes
Publication:	Druce H. 1898b. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 1
Issue:	3
Pagination:	212
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365415

Afrospilarctia lucida (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afrospilarctia by V. V. Dubatolov (2006b: 143).

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
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Tanzania	Tanzania, E Africa, Dar-es-Salaam.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Angola		Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 139
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Ethiopia		Toulgoët H. de 1977a. Arctiidae et Nolidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 70
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 294
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Rwanda		Dubatolov V. V. 2006b. New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 145
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Tanzania		Druce H. 1898b. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera. page 212
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Tanzania	Zanzibar (Unguja)	Bartel M. 1903a. Neue aethiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin. page 184 (as steudeli)
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Uganda		Rothschild W. 1910a. Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring Museum, with notes and descriptions of new species. page 139
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 294

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Aster sp.	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Boerhavia sp.	Nyctaginaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Commelina sp.	Commelinaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Cosmos sp.	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Morus sp.	Moraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177
Afrospilarctia lucida (Druce, 1898)	Zinnia sp.	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 177

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Afrospilarctia lucida (1)

Afrospilarctia lucida (2)

Afrospilarctia lucida (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Afrospilarctia steudeli (Bartel, 1903)	(Bartel, 1903)	species	Synonym	Spilosoma steudeli