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Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855)

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Higher taxa: Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Eutricha (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1855)
Citation:Megasoma obscurum
Original genus:Megasoma
Publication:Walker F. 1855d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:6
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Pagination:1452
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38953226
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Eutricha obscurum (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, locality not stated.
Distribution note:

Records of South Africa: Eastern Cape or Western Cape refer to Eutricha capensis (see H.S. Staude et al. 2023: 252, 254).

Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Eswatini Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 254 (map)
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 124 (as Eutricha capensis)
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 31 (as ferruginea)
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 254
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Free State Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 254
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Walker F. 1855d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1452
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 254
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 254
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 254
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Acacia cyanophylla Fabaceae South Africa Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 35
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Acacia cyclopis Fabaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88 (as obscura)
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Acacia saligna Fabaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88 (as obscura)
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Chrysanthemoides monilifera Asteraceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1953. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (4th series). page 76
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Diospyros lycioides Ebenaceae Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 35
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Euclea racemosa Ebenaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88 (as obscura)
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Hedera helix Araliaceae South Africa Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 35
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Pinus radiata Pinaceae Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 35
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Rhus pyroides Anacardiaceae Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 35
Eutricha obscurum (Walker, 1855) Vachellia karroo Fabaceae Zolotuhin V. V. & Gurkovich A. V. 2009a. A review of the genus Pachypasa Walker, 1855 sensu lato in Africa (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae). page 35
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Eutricha ferruginea (Felder, 1874) (Felder, 1874) species Synonym Pachypasa ferruginea