Athetis micra (Hampson, 1902)
FAMILY | Noctuidae |
SUBFAMILY | Xyleninae |
GENUS | Athetis |
SPECIES | micra |
AUTHOR | (Hampson, 1902) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Caradrina micra, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Durban, leg. Bowker. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -29°51'31" Longitude: 31°1'18" |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes 5♂, 3♀, 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 |
300
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Species pictures




Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Katanga | RMCA | |
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the | Orientale | Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. - — 15(1):1-70, 14 pls; 2: 71-155, 14 pls. | 85 |
Ethiopia | Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). - — 8:i-xiv, 1-583. | 420 | |
Kenya | Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). - — 8:i-xiv, 1-583. | 420 | |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). - Annals of the South African Museum 2(10):255-446. | 300 |
Zimbabwe | R. Butler |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Fabaceae | Acacia tortilis | Kenya | Agassiz D. J. L. & Harper D. M. 2009. The Macrolepidoptera fauna of Acacia in the Kenyan Rift Valley (Part 1). - Tropical Lepidoptera Research 19(1):4-8. | 7 |
Undefined | Undefined Grasses | 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. | 186 |