Rhodogastria similis (Möschler, 1884)
FAMILY | Erebidae |
SUBFAMILY | Arctiinae |
GENUS | Rhodogastria |
SPECIES | similis |
AUTHOR | (Möschler, 1884) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | D.[ionychopus] similis n. sp.? |
TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, Eastern Cape], Caffraria, Missionsstation Baziya, 2800 ft, leg. Hartmann. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes 3♂, 2♀, MfN. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. - Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 33 (1883):267-310, pl. 16. |
PAGINATION |
288-289
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Species pictures



Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
South Africa | Eastern Cape | Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. - Verhandlungen der kaiserlich-königlichen zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 33 (1883):267-310, pl. 16. | 289 |
South Africa | Gauteng | BMNH | |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | BMNH | |
Zimbabwe | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 168 (as amasis) |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Geraniaceae | Pelargonium sp. | South Africa | Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 3(1):179-191. | 180 |
Rosaceae | Prunus armeniaca | South Africa | Taylor J. S. & Cresswell E. E. 1940. Notes on some South African Lepidoptera. - Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa 3(1):179-191. | 180 |