Imbrasia epimethea epimethea (Drury, 1773)

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FAMILY Saturniidae
SUBFAMILY Saturniinae
GENUS Imbrasia
SPECIES epimethea
SUBSPECIES epimethea
AUTHOR(Drury, 1773)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONPhal.[aena] Att.[acus] Epimethea
TYPE LOCALITY[Gabon], African Coast, near Calabar, ca 6°N.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype, in bad condition (see P.-C. Rougeot 1955: 72), BMNH.
STATUS Subspecies
PUBLICATION Drury D. 1773. Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of Exotic Insects, according to their different genera, very few of which have hitherto been figured by any author, being engraved and coloured from (etc.) - — 2:i-vii, 1-190, pls 1-50.
PAGINATION 22-23, index; pl. 13, fig. 1 Bhl

Species pictures

Synonyms

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
crameri Kirby, 1892 Synonym of subspecies
diomede Karsch, 1893 Synonym of subspecies
dorcas (Walker, 1855) Synonym of subspecies
nadari Bouvier, 1928 Synonym of subspecies
nictitans (Fabricius, 1775) Synonym of subspecies

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
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 Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1910(2):388-510, pls 36-41. 480
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 15(2):129-171. 155
Gabon   Drury D. 1773. Illustrations of Natural History, wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of Exotic Insects, according to their different genera, very few of which have hitherto been figured by any author, being engraved and coloured from (etc.) - — 2:i-vii, 1-190, pls 1-50. 23
Ghana   Walker F. 1855c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part V.- Lepidoptera Heterocera. - — 5:i-iv, 977-1257. 1234

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Fabaceae Acacia auriculiformis Congo, DR Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1-2. - — :1-554. 12
Fabaceae Acacia lahai Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 38
Fabaceae Albizia 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. 97 (as nictitans)
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
Annonaceae Annona senegalensis Nigeria Aurivillius C. 1905b. Lieutnant A. Schultze's Sammlung von Lepidopteren aus West-Afrika. - Arkiv för Zoologi 2(12):1-47, pls 1-5. 31
Fabaceae Bauhinia sp. Nigeria Aurivillius C. 1905b. Lieutnant A. Schultze's Sammlung von Lepidopteren aus West-Afrika. - Arkiv för Zoologi 2(12):1-47, pls 1-5. 31
Cannabaceae Celtis gomphophylla Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. - African Invertebrates 58(2):55-82. 61
Burseraceae Dacryodes edulis 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
Fabaceae Entada abyssinica Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. - African Invertebrates 58(2):55-82. 61
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
Apocynaceae Funtumia africana Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 21
Apocynaceae Funtumia elastica Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. - — :i-lxx, 1-244. 38
Apocynaceae Funtumia sp.   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. 92
Apocynaceae Holarrhena floribunda Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 21
Apocynaceae Holarrhena floribunda Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. - — :i-lxx, 1-244. 38
Rhamnaceae Maesopsis eminii 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. 97 (as nictitans)
Lecythidaceae Petersianthus africanus Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 21
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
Lecythidaceae Petersianthus macrocarpus Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 21
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
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
Euphorbiaceae Ricinodendron heudelotii Congo, DR Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. - — :1-60. 21
Euphorbiaceae Ricinodendron heudelotii ssp. africanum Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. - African Invertebrates 58(2):55-82. 61
Combretaceae Terminalia sp. 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. 215
Combretaceae Terminalia sp. Nigeria Aurivillius C. 1905b. Lieutnant A. Schultze's Sammlung von Lepidopteren aus West-Afrika. - Arkiv för Zoologi 2(12):1-47, pls 1-5. 31
Sterculiaceae Theobroma cacao Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. - — :i-lxx, 1-244. 38
Ulmaceae Trema orientalis Congo, DR Latham P. & Konda ku Mbuta A. 2014. Useful plants of Bas-Congo province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Vols. 1-2. - — :1-554. 478
Fabaceae Erythrina abyssinica Congo, DR   L. Sunnay