Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1887)
| FAMILY | Lasiocampidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Lasiocampinae |
| GENUS | Philotherma |
| SPECIES | rosa |
| SUBSPECIES | rosa |
| AUTHOR | (Druce, 1887) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Trabala rosa, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Mozambique], East Africa, Delagoa Bay [Baia de Maputo], leg. Monteiro. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -26°3'55" Longitude: 32°35'0" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes ♂, ♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Subspecies |
| PUBLICATION | Druce H. 1887b. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1887:668-686, pl. 55. |
| PAGINATION | 678 |
Species pictures
Synonyms
| NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
| flavescens | Wichgraf, 1914 | Synonym of subspecies |
| montibia | Strand, 1912 | Synonym of subspecies |
| natalica | Aurivillius, 1927 | Synonym of subspecies |
| ochracescens | Strand, 1912 | Synonym of subspecies |
| squamata | Strand, 1912 | Synonym of subspecies |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| South Africa | Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. - — :i-xxi, 1-385. | ||
| Tanzania | Strand E. 1912l. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera II. (Lasiocampidae). - Archiv für Naturgeschichte 78 (A)(7):112-148. | 118 (as ochracescens) |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Fabaceae | Eriosema sp. | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 121 | |
| Anacardiaceae | Sclerocarya sp. | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 121 | |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus sp. | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 121 | |
| Ulmaceae | Trema sp. | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 121 |
