Brithys crini pancratii (Cyrillo, 1787)

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FAMILY Noctuidae
SUBFAMILY Noctuinae
GENUS Brithys
SPECIES crini
SUBSPECIES pancratii
AUTHOR(Cyrillo, 1787)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONNoctua, pancratii
TYPE LOCALITYItaly, near Naples, litoral.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Types probably destroyed (see C. Guillermet 2006a: 54).
STATUS Subspecies
COMMENTDowngraded as a subspecies of Noctua crini Fabricius, 1775 by R. F. Bretherton & A. H. Hayes (1976: 227).
PUBLICATION Cyrillo D. 1787. Entomologiae Neapolitanae specimen primum. - — :12 pls.
PAGINATION pl. 12, fig. 4 Bhl

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Cameroon   Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 43(6):109-369, pls 6-14. 273
Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903-05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ... - — 2(2):93-146, pl. 6. 103
Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Berio E. 1956d. Eteroceri raccolti dal Dr. Carlo Prola durante la spedizione alle isole dell'Africa orientale con descrizione di specie nuove (Lepidoptera). - Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana 86(5-6):82-87. 82
Congo   Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 43(6):109-369, pls 6-14. 273
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. - Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 43(6):109-369, pls 6-14. 273
Ghana   Bretherton R. F. & Hayes A. H. 1976. Brithys pancratii (Cyrillo, 1787) a subspecies of Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) (Lep., Noctuidae). - Entomologist's Gazette 27(4):226-228. 227
Kenya   Berio E. 1979. I Noctuidae del Kenya della collezione Alberto Ancillotto (Lepidoptera). - Bollettino del Museo civico di Storia naturale di Verona 5 (1978):475-491. 479
Madagascar   Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1-122, pls 1-16. 91
Mauritius   Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1-122, pls 1-16. 91
Mozambique   Bretherton R. F. & Hayes A. H. 1976. Brithys pancratii (Cyrillo, 1787) a subspecies of Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) (Lep., Noctuidae). - Entomologist's Gazette 27(4):226-228. 227
Nigeria   Laporte B. 1970c. Contribution à la faune du Congo (Brazzaville). Mission A. Villiers et A. Descarpentries. CI. Lépidoptères Noctuidae. - Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire (A) 32(4):1058-1061. 1058
Réunion   Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin. - — :1-122, pls 1-16. 91
Sierra Leone   Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. - — :i-vi, 1-46, pls 1-3. 34
Somalia   Berio E. 1985b. I nottuidi raccolti in Somalia del Prof. Simonetta nel 1978-79, con descrizione di nuovi taxa. - Contributi faunistici ed ecologici, Università di Camerino 1:5-39. 10
South Africa   Bretherton R. F. & Hayes A. H. 1976. Brithys pancratii (Cyrillo, 1787) a subspecies of Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) (Lep., Noctuidae). - Entomologist's Gazette 27(4):226-228. 227
Uganda   Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. - Noctuidae. - Ruwenzori Expedition 1952 1(7):177-323. 197

Notes:  Palaearctic: Algeria, France, Greece, Italy (Sicily), Malta, Spain, Tunisia.

Host Plants

FAMILY SPECIES COUNTRY PUBLICATIONPAGE
Amaryllidaceae Amaryllis 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. 188
Amaryllidaceae Pancratium maritimum United Kingdom Bretherton R. F. & Hayes A. H. 1976. Brithys pancratii (Cyrillo, 1787) a subspecies of Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775) (Lep., Noctuidae). - Entomologist's Gazette 27(4):226-228. 226
Amaryllidaceae Crinum sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Amaryllidaceae Hippeastrum sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Liliaceae Lilium sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Amaryllidaceae Haemanthus sp. East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Amaryllidaceae Zephyranthes carinata East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185
Asparagaceae Albuca virens East Africa Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. 185 (as Ornithogalum)

*   Liliaceae and Amaryllidaceae, a pest (see E. E. Platt 1921: 84, J. S. Taylor & E. E. Cresswell 1940: 181, C. Guillermet 2006: 54).