Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  Diptychini (tribe)/  Zerenopsis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Butler, 1878)
Citation:	Aletis tenuis, n. sp.
Original genus:	Aletis
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1878e. Descriptions of new Lepidoptera of the group Bombycites, in the collection of the British Museum.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1878
Issue:	2
Pagination:	385–386
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28511615

Zerenopsis tenuis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Zerenopsis by H. Staude & P. Sihvonen (2014: 32).

Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Tanzania	[Tanzania], Dar-es-Salaam, Zanzibar, leg. J. & F. Moir.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1891a. Lepidoptera from the Sabaki River, East Africa, with descriptions of new species. page 183 (as fulva)
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Mozambique		Prout L. B. 1929–1938. Die Spannerartigen Nachtfalter (Geometridae). Die Afrikanischen Spanner. Geometridae. – In: Seitz A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. page 9
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Tanzania	Zanzibar (Unguja)	Butler A. G. 1878d. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Old Calabar and Madagascar. page 386
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Tanzania		Butler A. G. 1878d. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Old Calabar and Madagascar. page 386
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Tanzania	Pemba	Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini). page 32

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Acridocarpus sp.	Malpighiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 194
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Adansonia digitata	Malvaceae	Tanzania	Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini). page 35
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Encephalartos hildebrandtii	Zamiaceae	Kenya	Staude H. S. & Sihvonen P. 2014. Revision of the African geometrid genus Zerenopsis C. & R. Felder – moths with peculiar life histories and mating behaviours (Geometridae: Ennominae: Diptychini). page 35
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Loranthus sp.	Loranthaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 194
Zerenopsis tenuis (Butler, 1878)	Ricinus sp.	Euphorbiaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 194

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Zerenopsis tenuis (1)

Zerenopsis tenuis (2)

Zerenopsis tenuis (2)

Zerenopsis tenuis (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Zerenopsis fulva (Hampson, 1891)	(Hampson, 1891)	species	Synonym	Terina fulva
Zerenopsis perfulva (Prout L. B., 1913)	(Prout L. B., 1913)	species	Synonym	Paraptychodes perfulva