Olapa nigricosta nigricosta Hampson, 1905
FAMILY | Erebidae |
SUBFAMILY | Lymantriinae |
GENUS | Olapa |
SPECIES | nigricosta |
SUBSPECIES | nigricosta |
AUTHOR | Hampson, 1905 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Olapa nigricosta, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape Colony, 1899. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Subspecies |
PUBLICATION | Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). - Annals of the South African Museum 3(9):389-438. |
PAGINATION |
392
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Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
South Africa | Western Cape | Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). - Annals of the South African Museum 3(9):389-438. | 392 |
Host Plants
Unknown