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Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Cymaroa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Thunberg, 1784)
Citation:Bombyx grisea
Original genus:Bombyx
Publication:Thunberg C. P. 1784. Dissertatio entomologica sistens insecta Svecica. Quorum Partem Primam.
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Pagination:1–2
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11969973
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Cymaroa grisea (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Cymaroa by O. Karsholt & E. S. Nielsen (1986: 446).

Karsholt O. & Nielsen E. S. 1986. The Lepidoptera described by C. P. Thunberg.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Lectotype ♂ DEUU Lectotype ♂, designated by O. Karsholt & E. S. Nielsen (1986: 446), genitalia slide O. Karsholt 4205♂, DEUU. South Africa [South Africa], "Habitat in Uplandia" [ex errore]. Karsholt O. & Nielsen E. S. 1986. The Lepidoptera described by C. P. Thunberg. page 1–2
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Lesotho Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 411 (as leptopepla)
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Namibia Kühne L. 2007d. Arctiidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). – In Mey, W. (ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 2. page 216
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) South Africa Eastern Cape Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 411 (as leptopepla)
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) South Africa Western Cape Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 411 (as leptopepla)
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) South Africa Northern Cape page J. Heyns
Plant note:

Description of the larva in J. S. Taylor (1968b: 152–153).

Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Cymbalaria muralis Scrophulariaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Mesembryanthemum sp. Aizoaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1968b. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. page 152
Cymaroa grisea (Thunberg, 1784) Osteospermum moniliferum Asteraceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372
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
Cymaroa leptopepla Hampson, 1905 Hampson, 1905 species Synonym Cymaroa leptopepla