Eudasychira georgiana (Fawcett, 1901)

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FAMILY Erebidae
SUBFAMILY Lymantriinae
GENUS Eudasychira
SPECIES georgiana
AUTHOR(Fawcett, 1901)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONDasychira georgiana, sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITY[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Transvaal, Maritzburg [Pietermaritzburg], e.l. ii and iii.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) 2 Syntypes, BMNH.
STATUS Species
PUBLICATION 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.
PAGINATION 314-315; pl. 49, figs 19-21

Species pictures

Subspecies

NAME AUTHOR STATUS
incristata (Collenette, 1931) Subspecies
georgiana (Fawcett, 1901) Subspecies
tessmanni (Hering, 1926) Synonym of subspecies

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Angola   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 178
Burundi   Dall'Asta U. 1975. Mission entomologie du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale aux Monts Uluguru, Tanzannie. 8. Lepidoptera Heterocera Lymantriidae. - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 89(3):734-736. 736
Cameroon   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. 1281
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Dalman, J. W. 1823. Analecta Entomologica. - — :i-vii, 1-104, pls 1-4. 27
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. - Arkiv för Zoologi 3(1):1-16, pl. 1. 12
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa Dall'Asta U. 1983. Révision du genre Eudasychira Möschler en Afrique centrale (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae). - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 97(1):12-44. 28
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Equateur Dall'Asta U. 1983. Révision du genre Eudasychira Möschler en Afrique centrale (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae). - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 97(1):12-44. 28
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Dall'Asta U. 1983. Révision du genre Eudasychira Möschler en Afrique centrale (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae). - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 97(1):12-44. 28
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Dall'Asta U. 1983. Révision du genre Eudasychira Möschler en Afrique centrale (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae). - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 97(1):12-44. 28
Côte d'Ivoire   Dall'Asta U. 2008. Lymantriidae. - In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). - — :171-180. 177
Gabon   Dall'Asta U. 2008. Lymantriidae. - In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). - — :171-180. 177
Ghana   Collenette C. L. 1931a. New African Lymantriidae in the British Museum collection. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 79(2):341-363, pls 12-13. 355 (as incristata)
Kenya   Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 35
Malawi   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 178
Mozambique   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 178
Nigeria   Collenette C. L. 1931a. New African Lymantriidae in the British Museum collection. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 79(2):341-363, pls 12-13. 355 (as incristata)
Rwanda   Dall'Asta U. 1975. Mission entomologie du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale aux Monts Uluguru, Tanzannie. 8. Lepidoptera Heterocera Lymantriidae. - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 89(3):734-736. 736
Sierra Leone   Dall'Asta U. 1983. Révision du genre Eudasychira Möschler en Afrique centrale (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae). - Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines 97(1):12-44. 28
South Africa KwaZulu-Natal 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. 315
Tanzania   Aurivillius C. 1910c. Lepidoptera - In: Sjöstedt, Y. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenen Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905-06. Part 9. - — 2(9):1-56, pls 1-2. 23
Uganda   Collenette C. L. 1939a. Ruwenzori Expedition 1934-5. - Heterocera: Lymantriidae. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1934-5 3(4):99-105, pl. 9. 104
Zambia   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 178
Zimbabwe   Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. 178

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Fabaceae Acacia xanthophloea Kenya Agassiz D. J. L. & Harper D. M. 2009. The Macrolepidoptera fauna of Acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley (Part 1). - Tropical Lepidoptera Research 19(1):4-8. 7
Combretaceae Terminalia superba Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. - — :i-lxx, 1-244. 37
Fabaceae Acacia mollissima Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. - — :1-47. 35
Mimosaceae Elephantorrhiza burchelli 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. 315
Fabaceae Bauhinia 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. 178
Cannabaceae Celtis 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. 178
Fagaceae Quercus 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. 178
Anacardiaceae Rhus 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. 178
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Ulmaceae Trema 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. 178
Myrtaceae Eucalyptus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. - Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 37(3):91-92. 91
Fabaceae Bauhinia reticulata East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 181 (as Piliostigma r.)
Euphorbiaceae Bridelia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Geraniaceae Geranium sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Malvaceae Gossypium sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Fabaceae Acacia sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Fabaceae Cajanus cajan East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Fabaceae Erythrina abyssinica East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Fabaceae Trifolium sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Fabaceae Vigna unguiculata East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Rosaceae Rosa sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Typhaceae Typha sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182
Combretaceae Quisqualis sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 - moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 34(309):175-184. 182 (as tessmanni)
Fabaceae Acacia sp. Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. - Journal of the East African Natural History Society 18(1-2):15-31. 22
Fabaceae Acacia hirtella 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. 66
Fabaceae Acacia mollissima 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. 67
Cannabaceae Celtis kraussiana 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. 73
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)
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
Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis 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. 91
Ulmaceae Trema bracteolata 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. 95

*   Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1944: 22-23).