Conicofrontia sesamoides Hampson, 1902
| FAMILY | Noctuidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Xyleninae |
| GENUS | Conicofrontia |
| SPECIES | sesamoides |
| AUTHOR | Hampson, 1902 |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Conicofrontia sesamoides, n. sp. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, Eastern Cape], Cape Colony, Transkei, 1899, leg. F. Barrett. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 1212♀, BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). - Annals of the South African Museum 2(10):255-446. |
| PAGINATION |
296
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Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| South Africa | Eastern Cape | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). - Annals of the South African Museum 2(10):255-446. | 296 |
| South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Janse A. J. T. 1937-1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). - — 3:i-xv, 1-435, pls 1-46. | 381 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Poaceae | Miscanthus capensis | South Africa | Le Ru B. P., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Conlong D., Pallangyo B., van den Berg J., Ong'amo G. & Kergoat G. J. 2015. A revision of the genus Conicofrontia Hampson (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina), with description of a new species: new insights from morphological, ecological and molecular data. - Zootaxa 3925(1):56-74. | 67 |
| Poaceae | Saccharum officinarum | South Africa | Le Ru B. P., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Conlong D., Pallangyo B., van den Berg J., Ong'amo G. & Kergoat G. J. 2015. A revision of the genus Conicofrontia Hampson (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Apameini, Sesamiina), with description of a new species: new insights from morphological, ecological and molecular data. - Zootaxa 3925(1):56-74. | 67 |
