Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Diota (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Wallengren, 1860)
Citation:	Euchelia rostrata n. sp.
Original genus:	Euchelia
Publication:	Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen.
Journal:	Wiener entomologische Monatschrift
Volume:	4
Issue:	2
Pagination:	161
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31290467

Diota rostrata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)	Holotype	♂	SNHM	Holotype ♂, SNHM.	South Africa	South Africa, Caffraria, leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)	Ethiopia		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 8
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 490
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)	Mozambique		Strand E. 1909e. Zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Arten der Arctiidengattungen Deilemera Hb., Eohemera Auriv., Secusio Wlk., Utetheisa Hb. und Aciopoeniella Strand. page 354
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)	South Africa		Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. page 161
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)	South Africa	Western Cape	Walker F. 1863a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVI.– Geometrites (continued). page 1662 (as pustularia)
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 171 (as pustularia)

Plant note:

A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 198, as pustularia)) mentions "Gymna scandens" as foodplant and describes the larva.

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.

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Diota rostrata (1)

Diota rostrata (2)

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Diota rostrata (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Diota griseotincta (Strand, 1919)	(Strand, 1919)	species	Misapplied	Secusio griseotincta
Diota privata (Walker, 1865)	(Walker, 1865)	species	Synonym	Anthora privata
Diota pustularia (Walker, 1863)	(Walker, 1863)	species	Synonym	Panagra pustularia