Euproctis aethiopica Snellen, 1872
| FAMILY | Erebidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Lymantriinae |
| GENUS | Euproctis |
| SPECIES | aethiopica |
| AUTHOR | Snellen, 1872 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Euproctis Aethiopica m. nov. spec. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Democratic Republic of Congo], Neder-Guinea, v-x.1968, leg. M. G. van Woerden. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, RMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 15:1-110, pls 1-8. |
| PAGINATION |
37-38; pl. 3, figs 4, 5
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Species pictures
Synonyms
| NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
| natalensis | (Janse, 1915) | Synonym of species |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Snellen P. C. T. 1872. Bijdrage tot de vlinder-fauna van Neder-Guinea, zuidwestelijk gedeelte van Afrika. - Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 15:1-110, pls 1-8. | 57 | |
| Ethiopia | D. Stadie et al. | ||
| Gambia | R. Goff | ||
| Kenya | Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2005. Lepidoptera diversity, floristic composition and structure of three Kaya forests on the south coast of Kenya. - Journal of East African Natural History 94(1):121-163. | 158 | |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 16(2):143-167, 4 pls.. | 149 |
| South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 5(1):1-67. | 63 (as natalensis) |
| Zimbabwe | R. Butler |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Rhamnaceae | Ziziphus mucronata | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 16(2):143-167, 4 pls.. | 149 |
| Salicaceae | Salix sp. | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1953. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part III). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 16(2):143-167, 4 pls.. | 149 |
| Myrtaceae | Psidium guajava | South Africa | Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 20(2):315-332. | 320 |
| Rubiaceae | Coffea arabica | 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. | 180 |
| 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 (as natalensis) |
| Verbenaceae | Clerodendrum glabrum | 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. | 74 (as natalensis) |
| 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 (as natalensis) |
