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Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Nyctemerina (subtribe)/  Nyctemera (genus)/  Chiromachla (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hopffer, 1857
Citation:Nyctemera Leuconoë Hpfr.
Original genus:Nyctemera
Publication:Hopffer H. C. 1857. Diagnosen der von Peters aus Mossambique mitgebrachten Lepidoptera.
Journal:Monatsberichte der Königlich Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin
Volume:1857
Issue:
Pagination:422
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11071446

Taxonomic note:

See also Hopffer (1862: 430; pl. 28, fig. 3; http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33195412).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Syntype MfN Syntypes 2♂, MfN. Mozambique [Mozambique], Delagoa Bay [Baia de Maputo], Inhambane, leg. Peters.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 171
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 460
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species. page 268
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Eswatini page K. Braun
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Ethiopia Oberthür C. 1880. Spedizione italiana nell'Africa equatoriale. Risultati zoologice. I Lepidotteri. page 174
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Kenya 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 383
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Malawi Butler A. G. 1894a. On two collections of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C. B., from British Central Africa. page 678
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Mozambique Hopffer H. C. 1857. Diagnosen der von Peters aus Mossambique mitgebrachten Lepidoptera. page 442
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Nigeria Nneji L. M., Adeola A. C., Wang Y.-Y., Ajao A. M., Anyaele, O., Malann Y., Olatunde O., Nneji I. C., Ayoola A. O., Rahman M. M., Adeniyi A. V., Okeyoyin A. & Olory C. S. 2020. Testing the effectiveness of DNA barcoding for biodiversity assessment of moths from Nigeria. page 5
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Seychelles Mahé Joannis J. de 1894. Mission scientifique de Ch. Alluaud des îles Seychelles. page 430
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 399
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Sudan Butler A. G. 1888b. On the Lepidoptera received from Dr. Emin Pasha. page 83
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Tanzania Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann. page 35
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Uganda Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 415
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Uganda Ssese Islands Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 157
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 460
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 171
Nyctemera leuconoe leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Malawi Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 14
Nyctemera leuconoe leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Mozambique Hopffer H. C. 1857. Diagnosen der von Peters aus Mossambique mitgebrachten Lepidoptera. page 422
Nyctemera leuconoe limbalis (Strand, 1909) Tanzania Strand E. 1909e. Zur Kenntnis der afrikanischen Arten der Arctiidengattungen Deilemera Hb., Eohemera Auriv., Secusio Wlk., Utetheisa Hb. und Aciopoeniella Strand. page 334
Nyctemera leuconoe limbalis (Strand, 1909) Uganda Ssese Islands Grünberg K. 1910a. Zur Kenntnis der Lepidopterenfauna der Sesse-Inseln im Victoria Nyanza. page 157
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Bidens pilosa Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Coffea sp. Rubiaceae Angola Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 171
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Crassocephalum vitellinum Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Cynara sp. Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Eclipta prostrata Asteraceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 78 (as E. erecta)
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Morus sp. Moraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179 (doubtful)
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Rubus sp. Rosaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179 (doubtful)
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Senecio abyssinicus Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 179
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Senecio pellucidus Asteraceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 93
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Senecio sp. Asteraceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 171
Nyctemera leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Senecio syringifolius Asteraceae Goodger D. T. & Watson A. 1995. The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths. An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnoses and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 26
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Nyctemera leuconoe leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 Hopffer, 1857 subspecies Accepted Nyctemera leuconoe leuconoe
Nyctemera leuconoe limbalis (Strand, 1909) (Strand, 1909) subspecies Accepted Deilemera leuconoe limbalis
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination