Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Trabaliini (tribe)/  Philotherma (genus)/  Philotherma rosa (species)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Druce, 1888)
Citation:	Trabala rosa, n. sp.
Original genus:	Trabala
Publication:	Druce H. 1888. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1887
Issue:
Pagination:	678
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31784341

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK.	Mozambique	Mozambique, E Africa, Delagoa Bay [Baia de Maputo], leg. Monteiro.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Malawi		Strand E. 1912l. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera II. (Lasiocampidae). page 117 (as squamata)
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Mozambique		Druce H. 1888. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. page 678
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Taylor J. S. 1957b. Notes on Lepidoptera in the eastern Cape Province (Part IV). page 326
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Aurivillius C. 1927. Lasiocampidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 228 (as natalica)
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Tanzania		Strand E. 1912l. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera II. (Lasiocampidae). page 118 (as ochracescens)
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Zimbabwe		Basquin P. & Cipolla A. 2025. Contribution à la connaissance du genre Philotherma (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Trabalinii [sic]). page 38

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Eriosema sp.	Fabaceae		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 121
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Sclerocarya sp.	Anacardiaceae		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 121
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Sonchus sp.	Asteraceae		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 121
Philotherma rosa rosa (Druce, 1888)	Trema sp.	Ulmaceae		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 121

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Philotherma rosa flavescens Wichgraf, 1914	Wichgraf, 1914	subspecies	Synonym	Philotherma rosa flavescens
Philotherma rosa natalica Aurivillius, 1927	Aurivillius, 1927	subspecies	Synonym	Philotherma rosa natalica
Philotherma rosa ochracescens Strand, 1912	Strand, 1912	subspecies	Synonym	Philotherma rosa ochracescens
Philotherma rosa squamata Strand, 1912	Strand, 1912	subspecies	Synonym	Philotherma rosa squamata