Holocerina smilax (Westwood, 1849)

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FAMILY Saturniidae
SUBFAMILY Saturniinae
GENUS Holocerina
SPECIES smilax
AUTHOR(Westwood, 1849)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONSaturnia (Henuchia?) Smilax, Westw.
TYPE LOCALITY[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Port Natal [Durban].
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Latitude: -29°51'31" Longitude: 31°1'18"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Syntypes ♂, ♀, BMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 17:33-61, pls vii-x.
PAGINATION 59-60 Bhl

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Subspecies

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
smilax (Westwood, 1849) Subspecies
basquini Darge, 1986 Subspecies

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Burkina Faso   Rougerie R. & Bouyer J. 2005. Contribution à la connaissance des Saturniidae du Burkina Faso. 1. Tribu des Micragonini (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 110(3):337-350. 343
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the   Aurivillius C. 1900b. Verzeichniss einer von den Herren Missionären E. Laman und W. Sjöholm bei Mukinbungu am unteren Congo zusammengebrachten Schmetterlingssammlung. - Bihang till Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademiens Handlingar 57(9):1039-1058. 1047
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Rougeot P.-C. & Allard V. 1966. Note sur une collection de Lépidoptères Attacidae du Katanga. - Lambillionea 66(1-2):1-13. 2
Djibouti   Darge Ph. 2008b. Description de nouveaux Saturnides d'Afrique orientale et centrale (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae). - Saturnafrica 1:16-23. 16
Eritrea   Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. - Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana 17(1):47-62, pls 1-2. 60
Kenya   Jordan K. 1922b. A monograph of the Saturnian subfamily Ludiinae. - Novitates Zoologicae 29:249-326. 258
Malawi   Jordan K. 1922b. A monograph of the Saturnian subfamily Ludiinae. - Novitates Zoologicae 29:249-326. 258
Mozambique   Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 116
Nigeria   Sharpe E. M. 1902. A list of Lepidoptera collected by Dr. Cuthbert Christy in Nigeria. - The Entomologist 35:65-68, 101-107. 106
Sierra Leone   Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. - — :i-vi, 1-46, pls 1-3. 29
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 17:33-61, pls vii-x. 59
South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 9(1):45-48. 46
South Africa Mpumalanga Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. - Koedoe 17(1):159-172. 170
Tanzania   Jordan K. 1922b. A monograph of the Saturnian subfamily Ludiinae. - Novitates Zoologicae 29:249-326. 258
Uganda   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   Jordan K. 1922b. A monograph of the Saturnian subfamily Ludiinae. - Novitates Zoologicae 29:249-326. 258
Zimbabwe   Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. - — :i-xi, 1-150, pls 1-43. 116

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Meliaceae Ekebergia capensis South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. 78 (as E. meyeri)
Anacardiaceae Protorhus longifolia South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. 90 (as R. longifolia)
Anacardiaceae Rhus laevigata South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. 90
Anacardiaceae Rhus villosa South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. 90
Oleaceae Jasminum pubigerum South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1901. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the zoological Society of London 15(6):291-322, pls 46-49. 306
Fagaceae Quercus robur South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. 89 (as Q. pedunculata)
Myrtaceae Psidium guajava South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the zoological Society of London 17(2):165-190, pls 6-8. 172
Myrtaceae Psidium sp. South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. - South African Journal of Natural History 3(1):65-138. 89
Fagaceae Quercus sp. South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. - Transactions of the zoological Society of London 17(2):165-190, pls 6-8. 172
Oleaceae Jasminum sp. Kenya 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
Euphorbiaceae Sapium ellipticum Kenya 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
Bignoniaceae Spathodea campanulata Kenya 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 greggii Kenya 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
Anacardiaceae Sclerocarya caffra South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. - Koedoe 17(1):159-172. 170
Anacardiaceae Rhus rehmanniana South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. - Phytophylactica 5(2):65-70. 67
Pinaceae Pinus caribaea South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. - Phytophylactica 5(2):65-70. 67
Pinaceae Pinus patula South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. - Phytophylactica 5(2):65-70. 67
Pinaceae Pinus radiata South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. - Phytophylactica 5(2):65-70. 67
Anacardiaceae Schinus molle South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 9(1):45-48. 46
Bignoniaceae Spathodea sp. Kenya Sevastopulo D. G. 1984. The Gesneriaceae and Bignoniaceae as food-plants of the Lepidoptera. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 38(3):235-236. 236