Decachorda inspersa (Hampson, 1910)

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Higher taxa:	Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Micragonini (tribe)/  Decachorda (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1910)
Citation:	Chrysopoloma inspersa, sp. n.
Original genus:	Chrysopoloma
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1910
Issue:	2
Pagination:	484; pl. 40, fig. 16
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31563232

Decachorda inspersa (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Decachorda inspersa (Hampson, 1910)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 33♀, NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, SE Katanga, 4000 ft, 07.xii.1907, leg. S. A. Neave.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Decachorda inspersa (Hampson, 1910)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 484
Decachorda inspersa (Hampson, 1910)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 322
Decachorda inspersa (Hampson, 1910)	Kenya		Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [18]

Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1314).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Decachorda inspersa (Hampson, 1910)	Chloris virgata	Poaceae		Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1315

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Decachorda inspersa (1)

Decachorda inspersa (2)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination