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Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893)

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Higher taxa: Limacodidae (family)/  Limacodinae (subfamily)/  Omocena (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Schaus & Clements, 1893)
Citation:Miresa syrtis, sp. nov.
Original genus:Miresa
Publication:Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera.
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Pagination:28; pl. 2, fig. 3
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39441996
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Omocena syrtis (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) unknown Not stated. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone.
Distribution note:

The record of Kenya (A. G. Butler 1898: 437) needs confirmation.

Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Angola Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Cameroon Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Central African Republic Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kiriakoff S. G. 1954e. Explorations du Parc National de l'Upemba. Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 19
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Côte d'Ivoire Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Ethiopia Pagenstecher A. 1903. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der Reise des Freiherrn Carlo von Erlanger durch Süd-Schoa, die Galla- und Somaliländer in 1900 und 1901. Sphingiden und Bombyciden. page 26 (as ganale)
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Ghana Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Guinea Talbot G. 1927. On some moths collected by Mr. C. L. Collenette in French Guinea, with descriptions of a new genus and a new species. page 172
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1918. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13. page 244 (as ganale)
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Nigeria Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Senegal Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Sierra Leone Schaus W. & Clements W. G. 1893. On a collection of Sierra Leone Lepidoptera. page 28
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 73 (as systis)
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Togo Karsch F. 1896d. Die äthiopischen Limakodiden des Berliner Museums. page 281
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Uganda page BMNH
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Zambia Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae. page 335
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Acalypha glabrata Euphorbiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 68 (as systis)
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Alchornea cordifolia Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 181
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Alchornea cordifolia Euphorbiaceae MacNulty B. J. 1967. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part II Limacodidae. page 9
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Aspilia latifolia Asteraceae MacNulty B. J. 1967. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part II Limacodidae. page 9
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Aspilia latifolia Asteraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 181
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Deinbollia oblongifolia Sapindaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 91 (as systis)
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Lythraceae MacNulty B. J. 1967. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part II Limacodidae. page 9
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Lagerstroemia speciosa Lythraceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 181
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Putterlickia verrucosa Celastraceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 73 (as Celastrina v.)
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Royena villosa Ebenaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 91 (as systis)
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Undefined polyphagous Undefined MacNulty B. J. 1967. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part II Limacodidae. page 9
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893) Urena lobata Malvaceae Ghana Paynter Q. 2024. Literature reviews narrow down where to search for agents for Urena lobata and Solanum torvum: Pantropical weeds with poorly defined native ranges. page 4
Omocena syrtis (Schaus & Clements, 1893)
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
Omocena ganale (Pagenstecher, 1903) (Pagenstecher, 1903) species Synonym Ctenocompa ganale