Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)

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Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Geometrinae (subfamily)/  Pseudoterpnini (tribe)/  Pingasa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Guenée, 1858)
Citation:	Hypochroma Abyssiniaria Gn.
Original genus:	Hypochroma
Publication:	Guenée A. M. 1858a. In: Boisduval J. A. B. & Guenée A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. IX. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome I.
Journal:	—
Volume:	9
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Pagination:	277
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9812329

Pingasa abyssiniaria (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Neotype	♀	NHMUK	Neotype ♀, designated by D. S. Fletcher (1956a: 29–39), NHMUK.	Ethiopia	Ethiopia, Abyssinia, Harar, 03.iii.1938, leg. R. E. Ellison.	Fletcher D. S. 1956a. New species of African Geometridae. page 277

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Ethiopia		Guenée A. M. 1858b. In: Boisduval, J. A. B. & Guenée, A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. X. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome II. page 277
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Kenya		Fletcher D. S. 1956a. New species of African Geometridae. page 30 (as rufata)
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Malawi		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Rwanda		page ZSM (as rufata)
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Gauteng	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 258
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Tanzania		page ZSM
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Ethiopia		Guenée A. M. 1858a. In: Boisduval J. A. B. & Guenée A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. IX. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome I. page 277
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	Gauteng	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 258
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Tanzania		page ZSM
Pingasa abyssiniaria rufata Fletcher D. S., 1956	Kenya		Fletcher D. S. 1956a. New species of African Geometridae. page 30
Pingasa abyssiniaria rufata Fletcher D. S., 1956	Rwanda		page ZSM

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Carissa sp.	Apocynaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Eugenia cordata	Myrtaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Maesa alnifolia	Myrsinaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 84
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Maesa lanceolata	Myrsinaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 194
Pingasa abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Schinus sp.	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Carissa sp.	Apocynaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Eugenia cordata	Myrtaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 79
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Maesa lanceolata	Myrsinaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 194
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	Schinus sp.	Anacardiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 101

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Pingasa abyssiniaria (1)

Pingasa abyssiniaria (2)

Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (1)

Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (2)

Pingasa abyssiniaria rufata (1)

Pingasa abyssiniaria rufata (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pingasa abyssiniaria abyssiniaria (Guenée, 1858)	(Guenée, 1858)	subspecies	Accepted	Hypochroma abyssiniaria abyssiniaria
Pingasa abyssiniaria rufata Fletcher D. S., 1956	Fletcher D. S., 1956	subspecies	Accepted	Pingasa abyssiniaria rufata

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination