Andriasa contraria Walker, 1856

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FAMILY Sphingidae
SUBFAMILY Smerinthinae
GENUS Andriasa
SPECIES contraria
AUTHORWalker, 1856
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONAndriasa contraria
TYPE LOCALITY[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, BMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION Walker F. 1856a. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VII.- Lepidoptera Heterocera. - — 7:i-iv, 1509-1808.
PAGINATION 1735 Bhl

Species pictures

Subspecies

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
contraria Walker, 1856 Subspecies
diffusus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) Subspecies
suffusa (Walker, 1869) Synonym of subspecies
crenulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Synonym of subspecies
submarginalis (Walker, 1865) Synonym of subspecies
adansoniae (Boisduval, 1875) Synonym of subspecies
pechuelii (Dewitz, 1879) Synonym of subspecies
marginalis (Butler, 1882) Synonym of subspecies
stigmaticus (Gehlen, 1950) Synonym of subspecies
towadeus (Gehlen, 1935) Synonym of subspecies
objectus (Strand, 1912) Synonym of subspecies
perpallida (Holland, 1893) Synonym of subspecies

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Angola   Dewitz H. 1879. Afrikanische Schmetterlinge. - Mittheilungen des Münchener Entomologischen Vereins 3:23-35, pls 1-2. 28 (as pechuelii)
Cameroon   Darge Ph. 1983. Liste provisoire des Sphingidae du Cameroun (Lep.). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 87 (1982)(9-10):377-381. 379 (as submarginalis)
Central African Republic   Hetuin J. M. 1987. Compte-rendu d'une chasse nocturne en Centrafrique. - Lambillionea 87(9-10):99-103. 102
Congo   Rougeot P.-C. 1966b. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. XXXIV. Lépidoptères Sphingidae. - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 28(4):1224-1234.  
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the   Walker F. 1869b. In: Chapman T., On some lepidopterous insects from Congo. - Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow 1:325-378, pls 5-7. 329 (as suffusa)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Gehlen B. 1935. Neue afrikanische Sphingiden. - Entomologische Zeitschrift 49(2):11-13. 13 (as towadeus)
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Aurivillius C. 1925b. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der zweiten Deutschen Zentralafrika-Expedition 1910-1911 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzog zu Mecklenburg. Band 1 Zoologie, Lieferung 18, Lepidoptera IV. - — 1(18):1243-1359, pls 49-50. 1258 (as submarginalis)
Côte d'Ivoire   Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. 57 (as contraria submarginalis)
Equatorial Guinea   Holland W. J. 1893f. New exotic Lepidoptera. - Entomological News 4(10):337-344, pl. 15. 341 (as perpallida)
Eritrea   Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1910. Some new Sphingidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 17:456-459. 457 (as diffusus)
Ethiopia   Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. 32
Gabon   Darge Ph. 1970a. Contribution à la faune du Gabon: Lépidoptères Sphingidae. - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 75(9-10):253-263. 258 (as submarginalis)
Gambia     R. Goff
Ghana   Kühne L. 2001. Contribution to the Lepidoptera-Fauna of Ghana - Part III: The Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) of the expeditions 1992-1997. - Esperiana 8:649-653. 651
Kenya   Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. 32
Malawi   Joly C., Bernaud D., Pierre J. & Murphy R. J. 2008. Second entomological mission to Malawi. - Lambillionea 108(Supplément):3-47. 13
Mozambique   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 133
Nigeria   Sharpe E. M. 1902. A list of Lepidoptera collected by Dr. Cuthbert Christy in Nigeria. - The Entomologist 35:65-68, 101-107. 105 (as submarginalis)
Senegal   Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. - In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. - — 1:i-iv, 1-568. 28 (as adansoniae)
Sierra Leone   Walker F. 1865a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXI.- Supplement. - — 31 (1864):i-iv, 1-321. 38 (as submarginalis)
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walker F. 1856a. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part VII.- Lepidoptera Heterocera. - — 7:i-iv, 1509-1808. 1735
Tanzania   Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. 32
Tanzania Zanzibar Berio E. 1956d. Eteroceri raccolti dal Dr. Carlo Prola durante la spedizione alle isole dell'Africa orientale con descrizione di specie nuove (Lepidoptera). - Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana 86(5-6):82-87. 87
Uganda   Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. 33
Zambia   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 133
Zimbabwe   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 133

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Bignoniaceae Newbouldia 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
Bignoniaceae Markhamia lutea Kenya Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. - In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). - — :81-92, 117-124, 135-144, 157-170. 82
Bignoniaceae Markhamia 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
Bignoniaceae Spathodea sp. South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 133
Bignoniaceae Newbouldia imperialis Nigeria MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. - Proceedings of the British Entomological and Natural History Society 3:95-122, pl. 6. 101
Bignoniaceae Markhamia napoleoni Niger MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. - Proceedings of the British Entomological and Natural History Society 3:95-122, pl. 6. 101
Oleaceae Jasminum dichotomum Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 93 (1988)(7-8):239-255. 242
Bignoniaceae Newbouldia laevis Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R., Pierre J. & Haxaire J. 1989. Les Sphinx de Côte-d'Ivoire, avec des données nouvelles sur les élevages effectués à la Station écologique de Lamto (Lep. Sphingidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 93 (1988)(7-8):239-255. 242
Bignoniaceae Spathodea sp. Kenya Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 100
Bignoniaceae Markhamia lutea East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 100 (as M. platycalyx)
Lamiaceae Vitex doniana Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. 57 (as submarginalis)
Cannabaceae Celtis zenkeri Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. 57 (as submarginalis)
Ulmaceae Chaetachme aristata Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. 57 (as submarginalis)
Bignoniaceae Spathodea campanulata Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. 57 (as submarginalis)
Dichapetalaceae Dichapetalum madagascariense Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1978. Plantes-hôtes et durée de développement de lépidoptères Sphingides élevés à la Station de Lamto (Côte-d'Ivoire). - Annals of the University of Abidjan (Ecology Series) 11:53-84. 57 (as submarginalis)