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Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Attacini (tribe)/  Epiphora (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Westwood, 1849)
Citation:Saturnia Mythimnia, Westw.
Original genus:Saturnia
Publication:Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:17
Issue:
Pagination:40; pl. 8, fig. 3
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30572441
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Epiphora mythimnia (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Syntype ♂ NHMUK Syntypes ♂, ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 33
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Kenya Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 33
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Mozambique Distant W. L. 1903. Insecta Transvaaliensia: a contribution to a knowledge of the Entomology of South Africa. Order Lepidoptera. Suborder Heterocera. page 54
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Somalia page P. Basquin
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) South Africa Limpopo page H. Roland
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) South Africa Mpumalanga Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [2]
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. page 40
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Tanzania Aurivillius C. 1910c. Lepidoptera – In: Sjöstedt, Y. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenen Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905–06. Part 9. page 15
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 33
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 33
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Croton sylvaticus Euphorbiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 76
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Fernandoa sp. Bignoniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1984. The Gesneriaceae and Bignoniaceae as food-plants of the Lepidoptera. page 236
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Helinus integrifolius Rhamnaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 82 (as H. ovatus)
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Ziziphus mucronata Rhamnaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 98
Epiphora mythimnia (Westwood, 1849) Ziziphus sp. Rhamnaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
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
Epiphora mythimna auct. auct. species Misapplied Epiphora mythimna
Epiphora scribonia Wallengren, 1860 Wallengren, 1860 species Synonym Epiphora scribonia