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Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Cirina (genus)/  Cirina forda (species)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Westwood, 1849)
Citation:Saturnia Forda, Westw.
Original genus:Saturnia
Publication:Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:17
Issue:
Pagination:52
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572457https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572457
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Cirina forda cervina (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], "Hab. in Natalia".
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. page 52
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 204–205).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Albizia sp. Fabaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Albizia versicolor Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Baillonella toxisperma Sapotaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Bridelia sp. Euphorbiaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 100
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 99
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 68
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea africana Fabaceae South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1974d. Pouoogmotte (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 166
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Burkea sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa edulis Apocynaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa macrocarpa Apocynaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72 (as C. grandiflora)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Carissa sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Casuarina sp. Casuarinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Crossopteryx febrifuga Rubiaceae Latham P. 2003. Les chenilles comestibles et leurs plantes nourricières dans la province du Bas-Congo. page 22
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Ekebergia capensis Meliaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum africanum Fabaceae Angola Lautenschläger T., Neinhaus C., Monizi M., Mandombe J. L., Förster A., Henle T. & Nuss M. 2017. Edible insects of Northern Angola. page 61
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum africanum Fabaceae Latham P. 2018. An edible caterpillar-rearing project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. page 100
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum guineense Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum guineense Fabaceae Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 38
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum sp. Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Erythrophleum suaveolens Fabaceae Cameroon Ngute A. S. K., Dongmo M. A. K., Effa J. A. M., Onguene E. M. A., Lontchi J. F. & Cuni-Sanchez A. 2019. Edible caterpillars in central Cameroon: host plants, value, harvesting, and availability. page 6
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Euclea undulata Ebenaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Faidherbia albida Fabaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Hippobromus pauciflora Sapindaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Manilkara zapota Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as M. zaporta)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Ozoroa mucronata Anacardiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Pappea capensis Sapindaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Protorhus longifolia Anacardiaceae South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 170
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 171
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 204
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Schotia speciosa Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 323
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Sideroxylon inerme Sapotaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). page 152
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Sideroxylon inerme subsp. diospyroides Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as S. diospyroides)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Vitellaria paradoxa Sapotaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98 (as B. parkii)
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Warburgia sp. Canellaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Cirina forda forda (Westwood, 1849) Warburgia sp. Canellaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 73
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Cirina forda cana Felder C. & Felder R., 1874 Felder C. & Felder R., 1874 subspecies Synonym Cirina forda cana
Cirina forda cervina (Westwood, 1881) (Westwood, 1881) subspecies Synonym Saturnia forda cervina
Cirina forda invenusta (Wallengren, 1860) (Wallengren, 1860) subspecies Synonym Sculna forda invenusta
Cirina forda orientalis Bouvier, 1927 Bouvier, 1927 subspecies Synonym Cirina forda orientalis
Cirina forda semicaeca (Walker, 1855) (Walker, 1855) subspecies Synonym Perisomena forda semicaeca
Cirina forda similis Distant, 1897 Distant, 1897 subspecies Synonym Cirina forda similis
Cirina fordi Tarboton, 1987 Tarboton, 1987 species Misapplied Cirina fordi