Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval, 1847)
| FAMILY | Eupterotidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Striphnopteryginae |
| GENUS | Striphnopteryx |
| SPECIES | edulis |
| AUTHOR | (Boisduval, 1847) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Bombyx Edulis Boisd., inéd. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Port Natal [Durban]. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -29°51'31" Longitude: 31°1'18" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Not stated. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838-1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. - In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838-1844. - — 2:585-602. |
| PAGINATION | 599-600 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Mozambique | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 128 | |
| South Africa | Mpumalanga | Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (6) 20:197-211. | 205 |
| South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838-1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. - In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838-1844. - — 2:585-602. | 599 |
| South Africa | Western Cape | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 128 |
| Zimbabwe | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 128 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Boraginaceae | Cordia sp. | South Africa | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 128 |
| Bignoniaceae | Tecomaria sp. | South Africa | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 128 |
| Boraginaceae | Cordia 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. | 76 |
| Bignoniaceae | Tecoma capensis | 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. | 94 (as Tecomaria capensis) |
