Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Hemitheini (tribe)/  Hemitheini (subtribe)/  Prasinocyma (genus)/  Bificyma (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1861)
Citation:	Iodis [sic] didita
Original genus:	Jodis
Publication:	Walker F. 1861a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXII.– Geometrites (continued).
Journal:	—
Volume:	22
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Pagination:	542
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39713408

Prasinocyma didita (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Prasinocyma by A. Hausmann (2026: 99).

Hausmann A. 2026. Revision of the genus Prasinocyma (Geometridae). – In: Hacker H. H. (ed.), Moths of Africa. Systematic and Illustrated Catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 2♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, leg. R. Trimen.

Distribution note:

The record of KwaZulu-Natal (A. J. T. Janse 1933–1935: 315) probably refers to Chlorocoma eucela (see H. Staude et al. 2023: 230).

Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	Eswatini		Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 8
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230 (map)
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 315
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Hausmann A. 2026. Revision of the genus Prasinocyma (Geometridae). – In: Hacker H. H. (ed.), Moths of Africa. Systematic and Illustrated Catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. page 99
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa	Western Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 315
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	South Africa		Walker F. 1861a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXII.– Geometrites (continued). page 542
Prasinocyma didita incerta Hausmann, 2026	Lesotho		Hausmann A. 2026. Revision of the genus Prasinocyma (Geometridae). – In: Hacker H. H. (ed.), Moths of Africa. Systematic and Illustrated Catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. page 99
Prasinocyma didita incerta Hausmann, 2026	South Africa	Free State	Hausmann A. 2026. Revision of the genus Prasinocyma (Geometridae). – In: Hacker H. H. (ed.), Moths of Africa. Systematic and Illustrated Catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. page 99

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	Erica drakensbergensis	Ericaceae	Eswatini	Duke N. J. & Duke A. D. 1998. An annotated list of larval host-plants utilized by southern African Geometridae (Lepidoptera). page 8
Prasinocyma didita (Walker, 1861)	Erica sp.	Ericaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 230

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Prasinocyma didita (1)

Prasinocyma didita (2)

Prasinocyma didita (3)

Prasinocyma didita (4)

Prasinocyma didita (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Prasinocyma didita incerta Hausmann, 2026	Hausmann, 2026	subspecies	Accepted	Prasinocyma didita incerta

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination