Gonimbrasia macrothyris (Rothschild, 1906)

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FAMILY Saturniidae
SUBFAMILY Saturniinae
GENUS Gonimbrasia
SPECIES macrothyris
AUTHOR(Rothschild, 1906)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONBunaea macrothyris spec. nov.
TYPE LOCALITYAngola, Bihé [Kuito], Chissamba, 16.xi.1904, leg. W. J. Ansorge.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♀, BMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Rothschild W. 1906. Two new Saturniidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 13:189-190.
PAGINATION 189-190 Bhl

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Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
heroum Oberthür, 1910 Synonym of species
lubumbashii (Seydel, 1933) Synonym of species
regalis Rebel, 1906 Synonym of species

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Angola   Rothschild W. 1906. Two new Saturniidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 13:189-190. 190
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Oberthür C. 1910a. Notes pour servir à établir la faune française et algérienne des lépidoptères (suite). - Etudes de Lépidoptérologie comparée 4:15-691, pls 35-58. 678 (as heroum)
Kenya   Naumann S. 2008. Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae. - In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). - — :93-116. 100
Malawi   Bouvier E. L. 1930a. Seconde contribution à la connaissance des Saturnoïdes du Hill Museum. - Bulletin of the Hill Museum 4(1):1-116, pls 1-13. 98
South Africa   Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 95
Tanzania   Rebel H. 1906g. Ueber Aethiopische Saturniiden. - Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift Iris 19(3):97--101. 100 (as regalis)
Zambia   Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 95
Zimbabwe   Bouvier E. L. 1930a. Seconde contribution à la connaissance des Saturnoïdes du Hill Museum. - Bulletin of the Hill Museum 4(1):1-116, pls 1-13. 98

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Fabaceae Julbernardia sp. South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 95
Caesalpiniaceae Brachystegia spiciformis South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 95
Euphorbiaceae Chaetocarpus africanus Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 11
Connaraceae Manotes expansa Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 11
Ochnaceae Ochna afzelii Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 11
Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 11
Fabaceae Acacia auriculiformis Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 11
Caesalpiniaceae Brachystegia 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. 98
Caesalpiniaceae Brachystegia randii 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. 71 (as heroum)