Leucopteryx ansorgei (Rothschild, 1897)
| FAMILY | Saturniidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Saturniinae |
| GENUS | Leucopteryx |
| SPECIES | ansorgei |
| AUTHOR | (Rothschild, 1897) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Ceranchia ansorgei sp. nov. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | Uganda Protectorate, Kiboko River, 05.xi.1896, leg. L. W. Ansorge. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Rothschild W. 1897b. Some new species of Heterocera. - Novitates Zoologicae 4:307-313. |
| PAGINATION |
309; pl. 7, fig. 5
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Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Ethiopia | Bouyer Th. 2008e. Le genre Leucopteryx Packard, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). - Lambillionea 108(4):434-438. | 435 | |
| Kenya | Bouyer Th. 2008e. Le genre Leucopteryx Packard, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). - Lambillionea 108(4):434-438. | 435 | |
| Tanzania | Darge Ph. 2008c. A provisional checklist of the Saturniidae (Emperor Moths) of Tanzania (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). - Saturnafrica 1:25-30. | 28 | |
| Uganda | Rothschild W. 1897b. Some new species of Heterocera. - Novitates Zoologicae 4:307-313. | 309 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Fabaceae | Acacia drepanolobium | Kenya | Bouyer Th. 2008e. Le genre Leucopteryx Packard, 1903 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). - Lambillionea 108(4):434-438. | 435 |
