Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Melanthiini (tribe)/  Melanthia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Warren, 1899)
Citation:	Tephroclystia ustiplaga sp. nov.
Original genus:	Tephroclystia
Publication:	Warren W. 1899b. New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	6
Issue:	3
Pagination:	298
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3259098

Melanthia ustiplaga (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Natal, Pinetown.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	Eswatini		page K. Braun
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 103
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Limpopo	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 103
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – 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 383
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Free State	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162 (map)
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Warren W. 1899b. New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region. page 298
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	South Africa	Gauteng	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 162 (map)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Melanthia ustiplaga (Warren, 1899)	Clematis brachiata	Ranunculaceae	South Africa	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – 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 383

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Melanthia ustiplaga (1)

Melanthia ustiplaga (2)

Melanthia ustiplaga (3)

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Melanthia ustiplaga (5)

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