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Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Athletes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Sonthonnax, 1904)
Citation:Gynanisa semialba, nov. sp.
Original genus:Gynanisa
Publication:Sonthonnax L. 1904. Essai de classification des Lépidoptères producteurs de soie. Saturniens (suite).
Journal:—
Volume:4
Issue:
Pagination:66–67; pl. 23
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13365219
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Athletes semialba (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Holotype ♀ Holotype ♀. Kenya [Kenya], M'Pala.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Thiry J. 1980. Observations sur les chenilles de quelques Saturnidae [sic] du Shaba (Zaïre) (Lepidoptera). page 330
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1327
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Kenya Sonthonnax L. 1904. Essai de classification des Lépidoptères producteurs de soie. Saturniens (suite). page 66
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 78
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 114
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Namibia Kopij G. 2014. Lepidoptera fauna of Namibia. I. Seasonal distribution of moths of the Koakoland (Mopane) Savanna in Ogongo, northern Namibia. page 122
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Rwanda page P. Basquin
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 78
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Tanzania Rebel H. 1904a. Zwei neue Saturniiden aus Deutsch-Ostafrika. page 64 (as steindachneri)
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 78
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 78
Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1327).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Acacia melanoxylon Fabaceae Tanzania Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 37
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Acacia polyacantha var. campylacantha Fabaceae Thiry J. 1980. Observations sur les chenilles de quelques Saturnidae [sic] du Shaba (Zaïre) (Lepidoptera). page 330
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1328
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Brachystegia globifera Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 70
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Brachystegia randii Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 71
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Brachystegia sp. Caesalpiniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Brachystegia spiciformis Caesalpiniaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 78
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Cassia sp. Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 72
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Cassia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 98
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Pentaclethra macrophylla Fabaceae page P. Latham
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Senegalia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha Fabaceae page L. Sunnay
Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax, 1904) Vachellia xanthophloea Fabaceae Tanzania Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 37
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