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 |