Pseudobunaea epithyrena epithyrena (Maassen, 1885)
FAMILY | Saturniidae |
SUBFAMILY | Saturniinae |
GENUS | Pseudobunaea |
SPECIES | epithyrena |
SUBSPECIES | epithyrena |
AUTHOR | (Maassen, 1885) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Bunaea Epithyrena Mssn. ♂ |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Tanzania], Zanzibar. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, MfN. |
STATUS | Subspecies |
PUBLICATION | Maassen J. P. & Weymer G. W. 1869-1885. Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde. - — 1-5:1-10, pls 1-50. |
PAGINATION |
[5]; pl. [42], figs 86, 87
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Species pictures


Synonyms
NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
bilineata | Bouvier, 1928 | Synonym of subspecies |
redlichi | (Weymer, 1901) | Synonym of subspecies |
Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Tanzania | Zanzibar | Maassen J. P. & Weymer G. W. 1869-1885. Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde. - — 1-5:1-10, pls 1-50. | [8] |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Caesalpiniaceae | Brachystegia randii | South Africa | 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. | 159 |
Anacardiaceae | Mangifera sp. | Tanzania | Maassen J. P. & Weymer G. W. 1869-1885. Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde. - — 1-5:1-10, pls 1-50. | [8] |