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Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Agaristinae (subfamily)/  Heraclia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1875)
Citation:Eusemia africana, n. sp.
Original genus:Eusemia
Publication:Butler A. G. 1875a. Notes on certain genera of Agaristidae, with description of new species.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(4) 15
Issue:86
Pagination:142
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24297717
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Heraclia africana (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes 3♂, 1♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Durban, 22.1867, Zulu, leg. R. Trimen, Gueinzius & W. D. Gooch, Angas.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Kenya Kirby W. F. 1891. On the genus Xanthospilopteryx, Wallengren. page 288 (as fatima)
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Malawi Butler A. G. 1895. On collections of Lepidoptera from British East Africa and Lake Tanganyika. page 266
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Namibia Kiriakoff S. G. 1977. Lepidoptera Noctuiformes. Agaristidae II. Ethiopian and Madagascan species. page 20
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875a. Notes on certain genera of Agaristidae, with description of new species. page 142
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) South Africa Eastern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416 (map)
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416 (map)
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Tanzania Rogenhofer A. F. 1891c. Schmetterlinge, gesammelt von Dr. O. Baumann. – In: Baumann O., Usambara und seine Nachbargebiete. Allgemeine Darstellung des nordöstlichen Deutsch-Ostafrika und seiner Bewohner auf Grund einer im Auftrage der ... im Jahre 1890 ausgeführten Reise. page 328
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Uganda Kiriakoff S. G. 1977. Lepidoptera Noctuiformes. Agaristidae II. Ethiopian and Madagascan species. page 20
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 396
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Cissus sp. Vitaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Cyphostemma cirrhosum Vitaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 74 (as Cissus c.)
Heraclia africana (Butler, 1875) Vitis sp. Vitaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416
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
Heraclia fatima (Kirby, 1891) (Kirby, 1891) species Synonym Xanthospilopteryx fatima
Heraclia flava (Jordan, 1913) (Jordan, 1913) species Synonym Xanthospilopteryx flava
Heraclia meretrix (Westwood, 1881) (Westwood, 1881) species Synonym Eusemia meretrix