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Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Bunaeini (tribe)/  Lobobunaea (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Fabricius, 1793)
Citation:B.[ombyx] Saturnus
Original genus:Bombyx
Publication:Fabricius J. C. 1793. Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species adjectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus.
Journal:—
Volume:3
Issue:1
Pagination:409
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55388104
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Lobobunaea saturnus (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) unknown Not stated. India [Africa], "Habitat in Indiis Dom. Francillon." [ex errore].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Angola Rougeot P.-C. 1962b. Lépidoptères Attacides du Musée de Dundo (Angola). page 151 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1324
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Kenya Le Cerf F. 1922c. Voyage de Mr. le Baron Maurice de Rothschild en Ethiopie et en Afrique orientale anglaise (1904–1905). Lépidoptères. Hétérocères. page 456 (as orientis)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) South Africa Westwood J. O. 1849. Monograph of the large African species of nocturnal Lepidoptera belonging or allied to the genus Saturnia. page 52 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Tanzania Karsch F. 1898b. Über die auf der Irangi-Expedition gesammelten Orthoptera und Lepidoptera. – In: Werther C. W. Die mittleren Hochländer der nördlichen Deutsch-Ost-Afrika. page 314 (as ammon)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Plant note:

Description of the larva in Ch. Seydel (1939: 1324).

Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Acokanthera sp. Apocynaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Acokanthera sp. Apocynaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 97
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Anisophyllea laurina Anisophylleaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1325
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Anisophyllea laurina Anisophylleaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Apodytes dimidiata Icacinaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 69 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Eucalyptus sp. Myrtaceae Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Eugenia cordata Myrtaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Protorhus longifolia Anacardiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 90 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Uapaca kirkiana Phyllanthaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 97 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Uapaca nitida Phyllanthaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1972b. Emperor moths of South and South-Central Africa. page 99 (as angasana)
Lobobunaea saturnus (Fabricius, 1793) Uapaca nitida Phyllanthaceae Seydel Ch. 1939. Contribution à l'étude de la biologie de la faune entomologique éthiopienne. page 1325
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
Lobobunaea ammon (Karsch, 1898) (Karsch, 1898) species Synonym Bunaea ammon
Lobobunaea angasana (Westwood, 1849) (Westwood, 1849) species Synonym Saturnia angasana
Lobobunaea hannibal (Karsch, 1898) (Karsch, 1898) species Synonym Bunaea hannibal
Lobobunaea orientis (Le Cerf, 1922) (Le Cerf, 1922) species Synonym Bunaea orientis
Lobobunaea phaedusaorientis Gaede, 1927 Gaede, 1927 species Synonym Lobobunaea phaedusaorientis
Lobobunaea tanganicae (Sonthonnax, 1899) (Sonthonnax, 1899) species Synonym Bunaea tanganicae
Lobobunaea weymeri Aurivillius, 1910 Aurivillius, 1910 species Synonym Lobobunaea weymeri