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Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Gonimbrasia (genus)/  Nudaurelia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Fabricius, 1775)
Citation:B.[ombyx] Cytherea
Original genus:Bombyx
Publication:Fabricius J. C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus.
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Pagination:557–558
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25551944
Name(English):Pine tree emperor moth
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Gonimbrasia cytherea (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotype 1♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cap. B. Sp. [Cape of Good Hope]. Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). page 557–558
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Lectotype ♀ NHMUK Lectotype ♀, designated by H. Geertsema (1971: 175), NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cap. B. Sp. [Cape of Good Hope]. Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). page 557–558
DNA voucher(s)
OL912953 
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Eswatini Van den Berg M. A. 1970. The biology and development of Mesocomys pulchriceps Cam. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) a parasite of the eggs of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa. page 137
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 158
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Namibia Kopij G. & Paxton M. 2019. Lepidoptera fauna of Namibia II: Okavango River Valley, Kavango Region. page 33
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa Gauteng Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. page 66 (as clarki)
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa Limpopo Van den Berg M. A. 1973a. Host plants of three saturniids and the degree of defoliation they can cause to Pinus patula Schlechtd. & Cham. page 66 (as clarki)
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [7]
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa Mpumalanga Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). page 177 (as clarki)
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa Eastern Cape Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). page 171
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) South Africa Western Cape Fabricius J. C. 1775. Systema Entomologiae sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. page 557
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Zimbabwe Geertsema H. 1971. The southern African subspecies of Nudaurelia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). page 177 (as clarki)
Plant note:

Leaf-eater on Protea sp. (see A. C. Myburgh & D. J. Rust 1975: 58).

Myburgh A. C. & Rust D. J. 1975. A survey of pests of the Proteaceae in the western and southern Cape Province.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Acacia cyanophylla Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Acacia cyclopis Fabaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Acacia mollissima Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Acacia saligna Fabaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Cupressus macrocarpa Cupressaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Eucalyptus globulus Myrtaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Euclea daphnoides Ebenaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Euclea polyandra Ebenaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1945. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (2nd series). page 152
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Euclea racemosa Ebenaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1944. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae. page 88
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Euclea sp. Ebenaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Euclea sp. Ebenaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Leucospermum saxosum Proteaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Liriodendron tulipifera Magnoliaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Myrica conifera Myricaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Myrica cordifolia Myricaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Myrsine melanophloeos Myrsinaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Myrsine melanophloeos Myrsinaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Pinus longifolia Pinaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Pinus patula Pinaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 630
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Pinus radiata Pinaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Pinus sp. Pinaceae South Africa Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 37
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Pinus sp. Pinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 96
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Protea mellifera Proteaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Protea mundii Proteaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Protea sp. Proteaceae South Africa Myburgh A. C. & Rust D. J. 1975. A survey of pests of the Proteaceae in the western and southern Cape Province. page 58 (as cytheria)
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Psidium guajava Myrtaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Rhamnus prinoides Rhamnaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Rhus angustifolia Anacardiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Rhus crenata Anacardiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Rhus tomentosa Anacardiaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1947. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (3rd series). page 130
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Searsia lucida Anacardiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Vaccinium sp. Ericaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 440
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Watsonia iridifolia Iridaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 91
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Watsonia sp. Iridaceae South Africa Dickson C. G. C. 1947. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (3rd series). page 130
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia cytherea (Fabricius, 1775) Mesocomys pulchriceps Eupelmidae South Africa Van den Berg M. A. 1970. The biology and development of Mesocomys pulchriceps Cam. (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) a parasite of the eggs of Saturniidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa. page 137
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Gonimbrasia capensis (Cramer, 1780) (Cramer, 1780) species Misapplied Attacus capensis
Gonimbrasia citherea (Olivier, 1790) (Olivier, 1790) species Misapplied Bombyx citherea
Gonimbrasia cytheraea auct. auct. species Misapplied Gonimbrasia cytheraea
Gonimbrasia cytheroea Wardle, 1887 Wardle, 1887 species Misapplied Gonimbrasia cytheroea