Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Diparopsis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1902
Citation:	Diparopsis castanea, n. sp.
Original genus:	Diparopsis
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).
Journal:	Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:	2
Issue:	10
Pagination:	294
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30027002
Name(English):	Red bollworm

Diparopsis castanea (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Mozambique	Mozambique, Delagoa Bay [Baia de Maputo], leg. Monteiro.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Botswana		Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 269
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Eswatini		Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Kenya		Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2000. Preliminary survey on butterflies and moths and their habitats in two Kaya forests of the Kenya coast. page 48
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Malawi		Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 494
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Mozambique		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 294
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Namibia		page H. Roland
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Nigeria		Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 201
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Senegal		Berio E. 1969b. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba (Sénégal). Fasc. III. XXIII. Lepidoptera. Noctuidae. page 368
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	South Africa	Limpopo	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 269
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 103
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 269
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Tanzania		Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 495 (as gossypioides)
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 510
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Zambia		Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 494
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 193

Plant note:

Feeding on the seeds inside the cotton bolls (see A. D. Peacock 1913: 197, J. S. Taylor 1946: 46–47).

Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Cienfuegosia sp.	Malvaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 287
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypioides kirkii	Malvaceae	Tanzania	Clements A. N. 1951. A revision of Diparopsis Hmps. (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 495 (for gossypioides)
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypioides sp.	Malvaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 287
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypium herbaceum	Malvaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 47
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 185
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	Uganda	Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	South Africa	Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 276
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	Mozambique	Saraiva A. C. 1939. A preliminary list of the insect pests of crops and fruit trees in Portuguese East Africa. page 104
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Gossypium sp.	Malvaceae	Nigeria	Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 200
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Pinus patula	Pinaceae	Uganda	Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL
Diparopsis castanea Hampson, 1902	Brachymeria olethria	Chalcididae	Nigeria	Lamborn W. A. 1914b. The agricultural pests of the Southern Provinces, Nigeria. page 201

Diparopsis castanea (1)

Diparopsis castanea (2)

Diparopsis castanea (3)

Diparopsis castanea (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Diparopsis gossypioides Clements, 1951	Clements, 1951	species	Synonym	Diparopsis gossypioides