Bombycopsis latipennis Joannou & Krüger, 2009
| FAMILY | Lasiocampidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Lasiocampinae |
| GENUS | Bombycopsis |
| SPECIES | latipennis |
| AUTHOR | Joannou & Krüger, 2009 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Bombycopsis (Bufoidia) latipennis spec. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Hilton, 04.iii.1990, leg. J. & M. Nagle. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, TMSA; Paratypes 14♂, genitalia slides 14578♂, 15646♂, 5886♂, 15649♂, 15642♂, TMSA, NMB, MWM, DMSA, coll. Kroon, Legrain. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Joannou J. G. & Krüger M. 2009. Revision of the genus Bombycopsis C. & R. Felder, 1874 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea: Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Lasiocampini). - Transvaal Museum Monograph 14:1-192. |
| PAGINATION | 59-60, 104, 260, map 420 |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Joannou J. G. & Krüger M. 2009. Revision of the genus Bombycopsis C. & R. Felder, 1874 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea: Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Lasiocampini). - Transvaal Museum Monograph 14:1-192. | 59 |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Joannou J. G. & Krüger M. 2009. Revision of the genus Bombycopsis C. & R. Felder, 1874 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea: Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Lasiocampini). - Transvaal Museum Monograph 14:1-192. | 59 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Celastraceae | Maytenus sp. | South Africa | Joannou J. G. & Krüger M. 2009. Revision of the genus Bombycopsis C. & R. Felder, 1874 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea: Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Lasiocampini). - Transvaal Museum Monograph 14:1-192. | 59 |
| Scrophulariaceae | Halleria lucida | South Africa | Joannou J. G. & Krüger M. 2009. Revision of the genus Bombycopsis C. & R. Felder, 1874 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea: Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Lasiocampini). - Transvaal Museum Monograph 14:1-192. | 59 |
| Scrophulariaceae | Halleria sp. | South Africa | Joannou J. G. & Krüger M. 2009. Revision of the genus Bombycopsis C. & R. Felder, 1874 (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampoidea: Lasiocampidae: Lasiocampinae: Lasiocampini). - Transvaal Museum Monograph 14:1-192. | 59 |
