Pseudometa basalis (Walker, 1865)
FAMILY | Lasiocampidae |
SUBFAMILY | Lasiocampinae |
GENUS | Pseudometa |
SPECIES | basalis |
AUTHOR | (Walker, 1865) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Pachypasa basalis |
TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
COMMENT | Transferred to Pseudometa by W. T. H. Tams (1925d: 552). |
PUBLICATION | Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.- Supplement Part 2. - — 32:i-iv, 323-706. |
PAGINATION |
559-560
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Côte d'Ivoire | Basquin P. 2016b. Premières données sur les Lasiocampidae du Mont Tonkoui (République de Côte d'Ivoire). - Saturnafrica 24:33-46, pls 1-5. | 35 | |
Malawi | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 126 | |
Mozambique | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 126 | |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Walker F. 1865b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXII.- Supplement Part 2. - — 32:i-iv, 323-706. | 560 |
Zambia | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 126 | |
Zimbabwe | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 126 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Proteaceae | Faurea saligna | South Africa | Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. | 79 |
Proteaceae | Protea caffra | South Africa | Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. | 89 (as P. multibracteata) |