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Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Gonimbrasia (genus)/  Gonimbrasia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Cramer, 1775)
Citation:[Attacus] Tyrrhea
Original genus:Attacus
Publication:Cramer P. 1775–1776. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.).
Journal:—
Volume:1
Issue:1–8
Pagination:71; pl. xlvi, fig. A
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42111809
Name(English):Zigzag Emperor
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Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Holotype ♀ Holotype ♀. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cape.
DNA voucher(s)
OL912810 
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Congo page LepIndex
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Bouvier E. L. 1931. Sur une collection de saturnides du Congo belge. page 346 (as rubra)
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 101
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 158
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 64
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) South Africa Western Cape Cramer P. 1775–1776. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.). page pl. 46
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 13
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) South Africa Gauteng Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) South Africa Free State Stoneham H. F. 1962. A provisional check list of the African Saturnidae [sic] in the museum collections. Parts 1–5. page [20]
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) South Africa Eastern Cape Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 46
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Tanzania Darge Ph. 2008a. Contribution to the biodiversity of the Albertine Rift in Tanzania: some data on the Lepidoptera Saturniidae and Sphingidae. page 4 (as rubra)
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 86 (as rubra)
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 82
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 205).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 605
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Acacia mearnsii Fabaceae Kenya Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Acacia mollissima Fabaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 67
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 205
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Acacia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Diospyros lycioides Ebenaceae South Africa Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 64
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae South Africa Prinsloo G. L. & Uys V. M. (Eds.) 2015. Insects of cultivated plants and natural pastures in Southern Africa. page 639
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Euclea pseudebenus Ebenaceae Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 64
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Ozoroa concolor Anacardiaceae Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 64
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Pinus patula Pinaceae Kenya Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 404
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Pinus radiata Pinaceae Kenya Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 39
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Salix babylonica Salicaceae South Africa Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 64
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 205
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Schinus molle Anacardiaceae South Africa Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 64
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Uapaca kirkiana Phyllanthaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 86
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Uapaca nitida Phyllanthaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 86
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Vachellia karroo Fabaceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1946. Food-plants of some South African Lepidoptera. page 46
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 1775) Vachellia karroo Fabaceae Namibia Oberprieler R. G. 1995. The emperor moths of Namibia. page 64
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Gonimbrasia tyrrhea (Cramer, 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 rubrescens (Rebel, 1931) (Rebel, 1931) species Synonym Nudaurelia rubrescens
Gonimbrasia thyrrhea (Sonthonnax, 1901) (Sonthonnax, 1901) species Misapplied Thyella thyrrhea
Gonimbrasia tirrhaea (Hübner, 1819) (Hübner, 1819) species Misapplied Aglia tirrhaea
Gonimbrasia tyrrhaea (Packard, 1914) (Packard, 1914) species Misapplied Thyella tyrrhaea