Neomocena convergens (Hering, 1928)
FAMILY | Limacodidae |
SUBFAMILY | Limacodinae |
GENUS | Neomocena |
SPECIES | convergens |
AUTHOR | (Hering, 1928) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | O.[mocena] convergens sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | South Africa, [Mpumalanga], Transvaal, White River. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Syntypes ♂, ♀, MfN. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Hering E. M. 1928a. Limacodidae, Chrysopolomidae. - In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. - — 14:447-476, 477-479. |
PAGINATION |
467; pl. 75, fig. b
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Gambia | R. Goff | ||
Malawi | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 54 | |
Mozambique | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 54 | |
South Africa | Mpumalanga | Hering E. M. 1928a. Limacodidae, Chrysopolomidae. - In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. - — 14:447-476, 477-479. | 467 |
South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 54 |
Tanzania | Hering E. M. 1941a. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Insektenfauna Deutsch-Ostafrikas, insbesondere des Matengo-Hochlandes. Ergebnisse einer Sammelreise H. Zernys 1935/36. III. Lepidoptera: Limacodidae und Chrysopolomidae. - Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 51:223-235, pl. 21. | 232 | |
Zambia | Janse A. J. T. 1964. The Moths of South Africa. VII. Limacodidae. - — 7:1-136, pls 1-44. | 103 | |
Zimbabwe | Janse A. J. T. 1964. The Moths of South Africa. VII. Limacodidae. - — 7:1-136, pls 1-44. | 103 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Rubiaceae | Coffea 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. | 54 |
Sapindaceae | Dodonaea 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. | 54 |
Euphorbiaceae | Ricinus 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. | 182 |
Tiliaceae | Corchorus 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. | 182 |