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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
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Diota rostrata (1)
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) Eswatini page K. Braun
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 Eastern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372 (map
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372 (map
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372 (map
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372 (map
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372 (map
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860) South Africa Northern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 372 (map
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) South Africa Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. page 161
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.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Diota rostrata (Wallengren, 1860) Senecio sp. 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
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