Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911

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Higher taxa:	Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Gynanisa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Strand, 1911
Citation:	Gynanisa ata Strand n. sp.
Original genus:	Gynanisa
Publication:	Strand E. 1911i. Zoologische Ergebnisse des Expedition das Herrn Hauptmann A. D. Fromm 1908/09 nach Deutsch-Ostafrika.
Journal:	Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin
Volume:	5
Issue:	2
Pagination:	299, fig.
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12151076

Gynanisa ata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Holotype	♂	MfN	Holotype ♂, MfN.	Tanzania	[Tanzania], S Tanganyika, S of Ufipa, Msamwia, 11.ii.1909, leg. D. Fromm.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Angola		Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 77
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Bouvier E. L. 1927d. Saturniens du Musée du Congo belge. page 162
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Tanzania		Strand E. 1911i. Zoologische Ergebnisse des Expedition das Herrn Hauptmann A. D. Fromm 1908/09 nach Deutsch-Ostafrika. page 299
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Zambia		Tams W. H. T. 1930b. New Rhodesian Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 169 (as daula)
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1968a. The genus Gynanisa Walker (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae). page 128

Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1328).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Acacia sp.	Fabaceae		Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 77
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Brachystegia venosa	Caesalpiniaceae		Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1329
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Julbernardia paniculata	Fabaceae		Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1329
Gynanisa ata Strand, 1911	Julbernardia sp.	Fabaceae		Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 77

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Gynanisa ata (1)

Gynanisa ata (2)

Gynanisa ata (3)

Gynanisa ata (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Gynanisa atra Bouvier, 1927	Bouvier, 1927	species	Misapplied	Gynanisa atra
Gynanisa daula Tams, 1930	Tams, 1930	species	Synonym	Gynanisa daula