Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856)

Yakovlev, Roman V., Sulak, Harald & Witt, Thomas 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, Zootaxa 4586 (3), pp. 445-460 : 452-453

Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856)

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Zeuzera moderata Walker, 1856: 1533 . Combination Strigocossus moderata (Walker, 1856) was established by Houlbert (1916).

Type locality. Sierra Leone .

Distribution. From central to southern Africa ( Pinhey 1979; Vári et al. 2002).

Host plants: Cassia L., Pterolobium R. Br. ex Wight & Arn. ( Pinhey 1979) .

Material examined. Holotype ♂, Sierra Leone ( NHMUK), examined; 1 ♂, Huila Prov., N slopes Mt. Hole , ca. 5 km SSW Bonga, 14°14.963′S 13°58.097′E, 1053 m, 01.XII.2013, leg. Naumann, Ott & Sulak ( MWM); 1 ♂, Angola, Huila Prov., ca. 17 km NWN Ndongwe, 15°21.564′S 13°55.132′E, 1356 m, 28.XI.2013, leg. Naumann, Ott & Sulak ( MWM); 1 ♂, Angola, Huila Prov., ca. 3 km N Camava, 14°49.446′S 14°13.594′E, 1414 m, 30.XII.2013, leg. Naumann, Ott & Sulak ( MWM); 1 ♂, Angola, Huila Prov., ca. 5 km N Camava, 14°47.865′S 14°13.633′E, 1434 m, 29.XI.2013, leg. Naumann, Ott & Sulak ( MWM).

Remarks. First record from Angola.

Figures

FIGURES 9‒14. Strigocossus sp., adult male specimens: 9. S. capensis (Walker, 1856), Angola, Prov. Huambo, 6 km N Chnigenge, Serra do Dembi (MWM); 10. S. crassa (Drury, 1782), Angola, Prov. Cuanza Sul, 1 km N Chipita, btw. Uku-Sumbe (MWM); 11. S. elephas Yakovlev, 2013, Angola, Huila Prov., ca. 5 km N Camava (MWM); 12. S. moderata (Walker, 1856), Angola, Huila Prov., ca. 17 km NWN Ndongwe (MWM); 13. S. otti Yakovlev, Sulak & Witt, sp. nov., holotype (MWM); 14. S. otti, paratype, Angola, Huila prov., Caconda-Huambo, vic. N. Monaco (MSW).