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Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Agaristinae (subfamily)/  Heraclia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1875)
Citation:Eusemia superba, n. sp.
Original genus:Eusemia
Publication:Butler A. G. 1875a. Notes on certain genera of Agaristidae, with description of new species.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(4) 15
Issue:86
Pagination:141–142; pl. 13, fig. 3
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24297716
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Heraclia superba (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, leg. Queinzius.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Burundi Kiriakoff S. G. 1975a. Les Agaristidae de la République du Zaïre (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). page 45
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 396
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the South Kivu Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 281
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 11
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai page RMCA
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Eritrea Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 49
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Ethiopia Butler A. G. 1878e. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera of the group Bombycites, in the collection of the British Museum. page 381 (as incongruens)
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Kenya Holland W. J. 1896d. List of the Lepidoptera collected in East Africa, 1894, by Mr. William Astor Chanler and Lieut. Ludwig von Höhnel. page 764
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Malawi Butler A. G. 1894a. On two collections of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C. B., from British Central Africa. page 674
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Mozambique Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 568
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Namibia Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Rwanda Strand E. 1909d. Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ostafrika, gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens. page 114
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875a. Notes on certain genera of Agaristidae, with description of new species. page 142
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) South Africa Eastern Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416 (map)
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) South Africa North-West Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416 (map)
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416 (map)
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 197
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Tanzania Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration. page 376
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Uganda Butler A. G. 1896a. On Lepidoptera recently collected in British East Africa by Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot. page 738 (as incongruens)
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 396
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 568
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Cissus sp. Vitaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Cyphostemma cirrhosum Vitaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 74 (as Cissus c.)
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Rhodopentas bussei Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Vitis sp. Vitaceae South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416
Heraclia superba (Butler, 1875) Vitis vinifera Vitaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 97
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
Heraclia albocincta Hulstaert, 1923 Hulstaert, 1923 species Misapplied Heraclia albocincta
Heraclia basalifasciata (Bartel, 1903) (Bartel, 1903) species Synonym Xanthospilopteryx basalifasciata
Heraclia geryon (Wallengren, 1865) (Wallengren, 1865) species Misapplied Xanthospilopteryx geryon
Heraclia incongruens (Butler, 1878) (Butler, 1878) species Synonym Eusemia incongruens
Heraclia littera Hulstaert, 1923 Hulstaert, 1923 species Misapplied Heraclia littera
Heraclia maculipes (Strand, 1911) (Strand, 1911) species Synonym Xanthospilopteryx maculipes
Heraclia pulchra Hulstaert, 1923 Hulstaert, 1923 species Misapplied Heraclia pulchra
Heraclia rufoides (Strand, 1912) (Strand, 1912) species Misapplied Xanthospilopteryx rufoides
Heraclia separata (Jordan, 1913) (Jordan, 1913) species Misapplied Xanthospilopteryx separata
Heraclia smithii (Holland, 1897) (Holland, 1897) species Synonym Xanthospilopteryx smithii
Heraclia tanganyicana Hampson, 1920 Hampson, 1920 species Synonym Heraclia tanganyicana
Heraclia tanganyikana (Oberthür, 1911) (Oberthür, 1911) species Synonym Xanthospilopteryx tanganyikana
Heraclia ugandana (Jordan, 1913) (Jordan, 1913) species Synonym Xanthospilopteryx ugandana