Euproctis iridescens Janse, 1915
FAMILY | Erebidae |
SUBFAMILY | Lymantriinae |
GENUS | Euproctis |
SPECIES | iridescens |
AUTHOR | Janse, 1915 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Euproctis iridescens, nov. spec. |
TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, [Mpumalanga], Waterval Onder, 06.xii.1910, leg. A. J. T. Janse. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, TMSA; Allotype ♀, TMSA; Paratypes 2♂, TMSA. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 5(1):1-67. |
PAGINATION |
56-57; pl. 3, fig. 18; pl. 7, fig. 6
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Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
South Africa | Mpumalanga | Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 5(1):1-67. | 57 |
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. | 57 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Combretaceae | Combretum sp. | South Africa | Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 5(1):1-67. | 57 |