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Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856)

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Higher taxa: Cossidae (family)/  Zeuzerinae (subfamily)/  Strigocossus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1856)
Citation:Zeuzera capensis
Original genus:Zeuzera
Publication:Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:7
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Pagination:1533
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51886355
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Strigocossus capensis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Strigocossus by C. Houlbert (1916: 105).

Houlbert, C. 1916. Sur la distribution géographique des Xyleutes (Lép. Zeuzeridae) et description de sept espèces nouvelles.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Angola Yakovlev R. V., Sulak H. & Witt T. J. 2019. Preliminary list of Cossidae sensu str. (Lepidoptera, Cossoidea: Cossidae: Cossinae & Zeuzerinae) of the Republic of Angola with description of a new Strigocossus species. page 452
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Burundi Yakovlev R. V. & Witt T. J. 2019a. Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Burundi (first results). page 106
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) 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 319 (as sjoestedti)
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Kenya Butler A. G. 1868. Descriptions of new or little-known species of Lepidoptera. page 587
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 35
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 35
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Namibia Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 173
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Rwanda Yakovlev R. V. & Witt T. J. 2019b. First records of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Republic of Rwanda. page 39
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) South Africa Eastern Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 35
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) South Africa Mpumalanga Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 210
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1533
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) South Africa Limpopo page TMSA
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 173
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Tanzania Le Cerf F. 1914b. Diagnoses sommaires de Lépidoptères nouveaux de l'Afrique orientale anglaise (Lep. Cossidae, Arbelidae et Hepialidae). page 399 (as kilimandjarae)
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Uganda Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). page 82
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 35
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 35
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Abutilon sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Cassia bicapsularis Fabaceae Uganda Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). page 82
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Cassia laevigata Fabaceae Uganda Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). page 82
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Cassia siamea Fabaceae Uganda Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Catalogue of the family Cossidae of the Old World (Lepidoptera). page 82
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Cassia sp. Fabaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Hibiscus fuscus Malvaceae Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 34
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Hibiscus sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Pavonia columella Malvaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 87
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Pavonia sp. Malvaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 35
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 91
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 183
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Ricinus sp. Euphorbiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 35
Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856) Senna didymobotrya Fabaceae Gardner J. C. M. 1957. An annotated list of East African forest insects. page 34
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
Strigocossus flavitincta (Hampson, 1910) (Hampson, 1910) species Synonym Azygophleps flavitincta
Strigocossus kilimandjarae (Le Cerf, 1914) (Le Cerf, 1914) species Synonym Azygophleps kilimandjarae
Strigocossus sjostedti (Aurivillius, 1910) (Aurivillius, 1910) species Synonym Xyleutes sjostedti