Sena plusioides Walker, 1862

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Selenepherini (tribe)/  Sena (genus)/
Status:	Synonym, the accepted name is Sena prompta
Authorship:	Walker, 1862
Citation:	Sena plusioides
Original genus:	Sena
Publication:	Walker F. 1862c. Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera in the collection of W. W. Saunders, Esq.
Journal:	Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:	(3) 1
Issue:
Pagination:	279
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32121233

Sena plusioides (1)

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Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Lasiocampa prompta Walker, 1855; synonymized by C. Aurivillius (1927: ). See more comments by H. Takano & G. M. László (2024b: 238).

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.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sena plusioides Walker, 1862	Holotype	♂	OUMNH	Holotype ♂, type no 676, OUMNH.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. W. W. Saunders.

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Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Sena plusioides Walker, 1862	Acacia gerrardii	Fabaceae		Maclean M. 2015. Observations on larval feeding of Sena prompta prompta (Walker, 1855) (Lasiocampidae), with evidence of possible aphytophagous behaviour and multiple host plant usage. page 60
Sena plusioides Walker, 1862	Ruellia cordata	Acanthaceae		Maclean M. 2015. Observations on larval feeding of Sena prompta prompta (Walker, 1855) (Lasiocampidae), with evidence of possible aphytophagous behaviour and multiple host plant usage. page 60
Sena plusioides Walker, 1862	Vachellia karroo	Fabaceae		Maclean M. 2015. Observations on larval feeding of Sena prompta prompta (Walker, 1855) (Lasiocampidae), with evidence of possible aphytophagous behaviour and multiple host plant usage. page 60
Sena plusioides Walker, 1862	Vachellia tortilis	Fabaceae		Maclean M. 2015. Observations on larval feeding of Sena prompta prompta (Walker, 1855) (Lasiocampidae), with evidence of possible aphytophagous behaviour and multiple host plant usage. page 60

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Sena plusioides (1)

Sena plusioides (2)

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