Ubaena dolabella (Druce, 1886)
FAMILY | Saturniidae |
SUBFAMILY | Saturniinae |
GENUS | Ubaena |
SPECIES | dolabella |
AUTHOR | (Druce, 1886) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Antheraea dolabella, sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Africa E Central. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Druce H. 1886. Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera from tropical Africa. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1886:409-411, pls 37-38. |
PAGINATION |
409; pl. 38, fig. 2
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Malawi | Butler A. G. 1897a. On two collections of Lepidoptera made by Mr. R. Crawshay in Nyasa-Land. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 55 (1896):817-850, pls xli-xlii. | 849 | |
Tanzania | Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. | 405 | |
Zambia | Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. | 102 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Pinaceae | Pinus patula | Tanzania | Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. | 405 |
Pinaceae | Pinus radiata | Tanzania | Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. - East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 36:401-413. | 405 |