Polymona rufifemur Walker, 1855

Rindos, Michal, Schintlmeister, Alexander & Fric, Zdenek Faltynek, 2022, Diversity of the tussock moths (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Lymantriinae) of the wider Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany, with special reference to the fauna of Mozambique, Nota Lepidopterologica 45, pp. 87-99 : 87

Polymona rufifemur Walker, 1855

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Material.

Mozambique • 1♂; Maputo Special Reserve, Ponta Milibangalala (Dune Grassland - Dune-Forest Ecotone); 26°26'58.6"S, 32°55'29.8"E; 30 Nov.-3 Dec. 2016; 15 m; Light Trap; M. Aristophanous, J. Cristóvão, G. László, W. Miles leg.; ANHRT: 2017.22, ANHRTUK 00055859 .

Distribution.

Botswana ( Pinhey 1975), Djibouti ( Dall’Asta 1977), Eritrea ( Berio 1939), Ethiopia ( Collenette 1938), Gambia ( Druce 1887), Kenya ( Le Cerf 1922), Lesotho ( Kopij 2006), Malawi ( Swinhoe 1903), Namibia ( Dall’Asta 2004), South Africa ( Janse 1915), Tanzania ( Pinhey 1975), Zambia ( Pinhey 1975), Zimbabwe ( Swinhoe 1903).

Figures

Figure 2. Seven representatives of newly recorded genera of tussock moths in Mozambique. A. Euproctoides ertli (Wichgraf, 1922); B. Heteronygmia dissimilis (Aurivillius, 1910); C. Leucoma ogovensis (Holland, 1893); D. Ogoa simplex Walker, 1856; E. Paraproctis chionopeza Collenette, 1954; F. Polymona rufifemur Walker, 1855; G. Tamsita habrotima (Tams, 1930). Scale bars: 1 cm.