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Olene basalis (Walker, 1855)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Olene (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1855)
Citation:Argila basalis
Original genus:Argila
Publication:Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:4
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Pagination:811
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952521
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Olene basalis (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, leg. D. F. Morgan.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Cameroon Strand E. 1914i. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IX. Kurze Mitteilungen über Arten verschiedener Familien. page 85
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Central African Republic Schultze A. 1934. Neue und bekannte Lymantriiden aus Aequatorialafrika. page 121
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 32
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 179
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Côte d'Ivoire Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 244
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Equatorial Guinea Strand E. 1914i. Zoologische Ergebnisse der Expedition des Herrn G. Tessmann nach Süd-Kamerun und Spanisch-Guinea. Lepidoptera IX. Kurze Mitteilungen über Arten verschiedener Familien. page 85
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Ethiopia Dall'Asta U. 1977. Lymantriidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 41
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Gabon Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera. page 474 (as affinis)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Kenya Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 179
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 179
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Nigeria Collenette C. L. 1956a. Further new and little-known African Lymantriidae. page 647
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Sierra Leone Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 811
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Tanzania Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Uganda Collenette C. L. & Carpenter G. D. H. 1933. New species, and descriptions of larvae, of Lymantriidae from Uganda. page 268 (as affinis)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1962a. New or little known Lepidoptera from central Africa. page 878
Plant note:

Description of the larva in C. L. Collenette & H. G. D. Carpenter (1933: 268, as affinis).

Collenette C. L. & Carpenter G. D. H. 1933. New species, and descriptions of larvae, of Lymantriidae from Uganda.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Albizia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Alchornea cordifolia Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Allium ampeloprasum Amaryllidaceae Uganda Nyiira Z. M. 1973. Pest status of thrips and lepidopterous species on vegetables in Uganda. page 132
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Allium cepa Amaryllidaceae Uganda Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Anthonotha macrophylla Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Cajanus cajan Fabaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Canthium sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182 (as affinis)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarinaceae Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Cordia milleni Boraginaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Cordia milleni Boraginaceae Nigeria Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Iridaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182 (as T. crocosmaflora)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Iridaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Dovyalis macrocalyx Salicaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Dovyalis macrocalyx Salicaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus camaldulensis Myrtaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus camaldulensis Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus deglupta Myrtaceae Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1983. Species of Eucalyptus as food plants for Lepidoptera in East Africa. page 91
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus torreliana Myrtaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Eucalyptus torreliana Myrtaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Geranium sp. Geraniaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Harungana madagascariensis Clusiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182 (as affinis)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Harungana madagascariensis Clusiaceae Uganda Collenette C. L. & Carpenter G. D. H. 1933. New species, and descriptions of larvae, of Lymantriidae from Uganda. page 268 (as affinis)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Keetia hispida Rubiaceae Uganda Collenette C. L. & Carpenter G. D. H. 1933. New species, and descriptions of larvae, of Lymantriidae from Uganda. page 268 (as affinis, C. hispidum)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Manihot esculenta Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Manihot esculenta Euphorbiaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Pinus patula Pinaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Pinus radiata Pinaceae Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Pinus radiata Pinaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Pinus sp. Pinaceae Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1962a. New or little known Lepidoptera from central Africa. page 878
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Uganda Sevastopulo D. G. 1957d. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (V). page 280
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Rosa sp. Rosaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Smilax anceps Smilacaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 183 (as Smilax kraussiana)
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Tectona grandis Verbenaceae Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Terminalia superba Combretaceae Nigeria Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Terminalia superba Combretaceae Ghana Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 39
Olene basalis (Walker, 1855) Vernonia conferta Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 182
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
Olene affinis (Holland, 1893) (Holland, 1893) species Synonym Argila affinis