Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775)

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FAMILY	Saturniidae
SUBFAMILY	Saturniinae
GENUS	Gonimbrasia
SPECIES	cytherea
AUTHOR	(Fabricius, 1775)
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	B.[ombyx] Cytherea
TYPE LOCALITY	[South Africa, Western Cape], Cap. B. Sp. [Cape of Good Hope].
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: -34°21'0" Longitude: 18°28'0"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Lectotype ♀, designated by H. Geertsema (1971: 175), BMNH; Paralectotype 1♂, BMNH.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Fabricius J. C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. - — :1-832.
PAGINATION	557-558

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Eswatini		Van den Berg M. A. 1970. The biology and development of Mesocomys pulchriceps Cam. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) a parasite of the eggs of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa. - Phytophylactica 2(2):137-144.	137
Lesotho		Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. - Acta zoologica cracoviensia 49B(1-2):137-180.	158
South Africa	Western Cape	Fabricius J. C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. - — :1-832.	557
South Africa	Eastern Cape	Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 27(8):171-181, pl. 17.	171
South Africa	Gauteng	Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. - Phytophylactica 5(2):65-70.	66 (as clarki)
South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 27(8):171-181, pl. 17.	177 (as clarki)
South Africa	Mpumalanga	Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 27(8):171-181, pl. 17.	177 (as clarki)
South Africa	Limpopo	Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. - Phytophylactica 5(2):65-70.	66 (as clarki)
Zimbabwe		Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 27(8):171-181, pl. 17.	177 (as clarki)

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Ebenaceae	Euclea daphnoides	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Ebenaceae	Euclea sp.	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Proteaceae	Protea mellifera	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Myrsinaceae	Myrsine melanophloeos	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Anacardiaceae	Rhus angustifolia	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Iridaceae	Watsonia iridifolia	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Iridaceae	Watsonia sp.	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Fabaceae	Acacia mollissima	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Myricaceae	Myrica cordifolia	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Cupressaceae	Cupressus macrocarpa	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus globulus	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Magnoliaceae	Liriodendron tulipifera	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Pinaceae	Pinus radiata	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Pinaceae	Pinus longifolia	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Myrtaceae	Psidium guajava	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Proteaceae	Protea mundii	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Proteaceae	Leucospermum saxosum	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Fabaceae	Acacia saligna	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Anacardiaceae	Rhus crenata	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Fabaceae	Acacia cyclopis	South Africa	Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 7(1):96-99.	88
Fabaceae	Acacia cyanophylla	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Ebenaceae	Euclea racemosa	South Africa	Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 7(1):96-99.	88
Anacardiaceae	Rhus tomentosa	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Myricaceae	Myrica conifera	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Anacardiaceae	Rhus lucida	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Myrsinaceae	Myrsine melanophloeos	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Rhamnaceae	Rhamnus prinoides	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43.	91
Pinaceae	Pinus sp.	South Africa	Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47.	37
Ericaceae	Vaccinium sp.	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.	440
Pinaceae	Pinus patula	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. - — :i-xiv, 1-785.	630
Ebenaceae	Euclea polyandra	South Africa	Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 8(2):150-153.	152
Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus sp.	East Africa	Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 37(3):91-92.	91
Ebenaceae	Euclea 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
Pinaceae	Pinus 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
Fabaceae	Acacia 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

Species Parasitoids

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION
Eupelmidae	Mesocomys pulchriceps	South Africa	Van den Berg M. A. 1970. The biology and development of Mesocomys pulchriceps Cam. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) a parasite of the eggs of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa. - Phytophylactica 2(2):137-144.