Bunaea alcinoe (Cramer, 1780)

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FAMILY Saturniidae
SUBFAMILY Saturniinae
GENUS Bunaea
SPECIES alcinoe
AUTHOR(Cramer, 1780)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPhal.[aena] Attac.[us] Alcinoë
TYPE LOCALITYNot stated, Unknown.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Type in coll. Rengers [Probably lost].
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Cramer P. 1780-1782. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). - — 4(25-34):1-252, pls 289-396.
PAGINATION 67, 247 (index); pl. cccxxii, figs A, B Bhl

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
alberici Dufrane, 1953 Synonym of species
alcinoina Oberthür, 1910 Synonym of species
atlantica Dufrane, 1953 Synonym of species
barbertonia Oberthür, 1910 Synonym of species
debeeri Oberthür, 1910 Synonym of species
durbania Oberthür, 1910 Synonym of species
katangensis Dufrane, 1953 Synonym of species
nubica Jordan, 1910 Synonym of species
nyctalops (Wallengren, 1860) Synonym of species
punctigera (Wallengren, 1860) Synonym of species
tricolor Rothschild, 1895 Synonym of species
zanguebarica Oberthür, 1910 Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Angola   Dewitz H. 1881. Afrikanische Nachtschmetterlinge. - Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Germanicae Naturae Curiosorum 42(2):63-89, pls 2-3. 89
Benin   Rougeot P.-C. 1955. Les Attacides (Saturnidae) de l'Equateur Africain français. - — 34:1-116, pls 1-12. 62
Burkina Faso     P. Basquin
Cameroon   Karsch F. 1893. Verzeichniss der von Herrn Dr. Paul Preuss in Kamerun beobachteten Saturniiden. - Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift 37 (1892)(4):495-505, pls 19-20. 496
Central African Republic   Hetuin J. M. 1987. Compte-rendu d'une chasse nocturne en Centrafrique. - Lambillionea 87(9-10):99-103. 102
Chad   Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 14(4):1-214. 132
Congo   Darge Ph. 2011d. Contribution to the Lepidoptera biodiversity in Africa, II: Lepidoptera of the swamp forest in the region of Ouesso (north of the Congo Brazaville Republic). - Saturnafrica 8:32-35. 34
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 43(6):109-369, pls 6-14. 317
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1900b. Verzeichniss einer von den Herren Missionären E. Laman und W. Sjöholm bei Mukinbungu am unteren Congo zusammengebrachten Schmetterlingssammlung. - Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar 57(9):1039-1058. 1046
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 15(2):129-171. 139
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 15(2):129-171. 139
Côte d'Ivoire     P. Basquin
Eritrea   Rothschild W. 1895b. Notes on Saturniidae; with a preliminary revision of the family down to the genus Automeris, and descriptions of some new species. - Novitates Zoologicae 2(1-3):35-51. 38 (as tricolor)
Ethiopia   Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 14(4):1-214. 133
Gabon   Rougeot P.-C. 1949b. Description des stades post-embryonnaires de quelques Saturnioïdes gabonais. - Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon 18(10):208-217. 210
Kenya   Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 38
Madagascar   Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1-122, pls 1-16. 89
Malawi   Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. - Lambillionea 108(Supplément):3-47. 14
São Tomé & Príncipe São Tomé Darge Ph. 1970b. Lépidoptères Attacidae et Sphingidae de l'île de São Tomé. - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 32(2):495-500. 496

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Cannabaceae Celtis sp. South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Fabaceae Bauhinia reticulata South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Euphorbiaceae Croton sp. South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Araliaceae Cussonia spicata 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. 77
Meliaceae Ekebergia capensis South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the zoological Society of London 15(6):291-322, pls 46-49. 304
Meliaceae Ekebergia ruepellii   Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Celastraceae Gymnosporia senegalensis South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Meliaceae Khaya sp. South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Anacardiaceae Harpephyllum caffrum South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 20(2):315-332. 323
Combretaceae Terminalia sp. South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Myrsinaceae Maesa sp. South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 74
Cannabaceae Celtis africana South Africa Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. - — :49-96, pls iii-viii. 58
Araliaceae Cussonia sp. South Africa Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. - — :49-96, pls iii-viii. 58
Rubiaceae Sarcocephalus latifolius Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 12
Fabaceae Acacia auriculiformis Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 12
Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 12
Burseraceae Dacryodes edulis Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 12
Rubiaceae Crossopteryx febrifuga Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 12
Loganiaceae Anthocleista schweinfurthii Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 12
Lauraceae Persea americana Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 12
Euphorbiaceae Sapium ellipticum Uganda Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 38
Meliaceae Khaya anthotheca Uganda Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 38
Meliaceae Khaya grandifoliola Uganda Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 38
Cannabaceae Celtis kraussiana South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the zoological Society of London 15(6):291-322, pls 46-49. 304
Meliaceae Khaya senegalensis Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 14(4):1-214. 132
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata Gabon Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 14(4):1-214. 132
Combretaceae Terminalia catappa Congo, DR Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 14(4):1-214. 132
Annonaceae Cananga odorata Congo, BR Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1-2. - — :1-554. 45
Apocynaceae Diplorhynchus condylocarpon Congo, DR Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1-2. - — :1-554. 187
Fabaceae Erythrophleum suaveolens Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. - Forests, trees and livelihoods 28(3):1-18. 6
Fabaceae Amphimas ferrugineus Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. - Forests, trees and livelihoods 28(3):1-18. 6
Myristicaceae Pycnanthus angolensis Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. - Forests, trees and livelihoods 28(3):1-18. 6
Lecythidaceae Petersianthus macrocarpus Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. - Forests, trees and livelihoods 28(3):1-18. 6
Euphorbiaceae Discoglypremna caloneura Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. - Forests, trees and livelihoods 28(3):1-18. 6
Apocynaceae Funtumia africana Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. - Forests, trees and livelihoods 28(3):1-18. 6
Euphorbiaceae Ricinodendron heudelotii Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. - Forests, trees and livelihoods 28(3):1-18. 6
Myrtaceae Eucalyptus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Anacardiaceae Schinus molle East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Araliaceae Cussonia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Araliaceae Panax sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Euphorbiaceae Croton sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Ebenaceae Diospyros sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Meliaceae Ekebergia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Meliaceae Khaya sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Myrtaceae Psidium guajava East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Fabaceae Erythrina abyssinica East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Piperaceae Piper umbellatum East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Rubiaceae Coffea liberica var. dewevrei East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96 (as excelsa)
Balanitaceae Balanites aegyptiaca East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Zingiberaceae Aframomum sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 96
Myrsinaceae Maesa lanceolata Cameroon Schultze A. 1914. Zur Kenntnis der ersten Stände von einigen west- und zentralafrikanischen Heteroceren. - Archiv für Naturgeschichte (A) 80(1):144-163, pls 1-3; (2): 119-135. 156

*   Description of the larva in A. Schultze (1914: 154), in A. L. H. Townsend (1937: 112), and in J. S. Taylor (1949: 90-91).