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Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Afrospilarctia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Distant, 1897)
Citation:Spilosoma dissimilis, sp. n.
Original genus:Spilosoma
Publication:Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(6) 20
Issue:
Pagination:198
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27415174
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Afrospilarctia dissimilis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Afrospilarctia by V. V. Dubatolov (2006b: 143).

Dubatolov V. V. 2006b. New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897) unknown Not stated. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, ii.1895, leg. W. L. Distant.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 162
Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 197
Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Dubatolov V. V. 2006b. New genera and species of Arctiinae from the Afrotropical fauna (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 145
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897) Cyanotis speciosa Commelinaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 77 (as C. nodiflora)
Afrospilarctia dissimilis (Distant, 1897) Vernonia gerrardi Asteraceae South Africa Fawcett J. M. 1903. Notes on the transformations of some South-African Lepidoptera. page 179
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