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Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Herminiinae (subfamily)/  Polypogon (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1902)
Citation:Pseudaglossa gigantalis, n. sp.
Original genus:Pseudaglossa
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:2
Issue:10
Pagination:425
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30027133
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Polypogon gigantalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Polypogon by H. Hacker (2021: 231).

Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa [South Africa, Eastern Cape], Cape Colony, Annshaw, 1894, leg. F. Barrett.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Botswana Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 231
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 425
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 203
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) South Africa Limpopo page J. Heyns
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 203
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) South Africa Eastern Cape Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 425
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) South Africa Western Cape Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 231
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) South Africa Gauteng Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 231
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) South Africa Mpumalanga Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 231
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1960. The larvae of some moths reared by Mr. D. K. B. Wheeler at Syringa Farm, Southern Rhodesia. Part I. page 493
Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. H. L. Townsend (1938: 181). Larvae were found burrowing deep down in the entrance tunnel of a termine nest (see E. C. G. Pinhey 1960: 493).

Pinhey E. C. G. 1960. The larvae of some moths reared by Mr. D. K. B. Wheeler at Syringa Farm, Southern Rhodesia. Part I.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Undefined Grasses Undefined South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 203
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Undefined Grasses Undefined Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 181
Polypogon gigantalis (Hampson, 1902) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Kenya Townsend A. L. H. 1938. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 181
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