Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856)

Yakovlev, Roman V. & Lenz, Jürgen, 2013, On the Fauna of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Zimbabwe with description of a new species, Zootaxa 3718 (4), pp. 387-397 : 394

Strigocossus capensis (Walker, 1856)

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Zeuzera capensis Walker, 1856: 1533 .

Type locality. Port Natal [S. Africa, Natal prov.].

Type material (holotype) in BMNH.

Distribution. From Central ( Tanzania) to Southern Africa (Yakovlev 2011).

Host: Cassia bicapsularis L., C. siamea Lam., C. laevigata Willd., C. didymobotrya Fresen. (Fabaceae) , Ricinus communis (Euphorbiaceae) , Pavonia columella (Malvaceae) (Pinhey 1979; Schoorl 1990; Kroon 1999).

Material examined. 2 males, S. Africa, Zimbabwe, Manicaland Prov., Vukutu , 18°21'52"S 32°36'29"E, h 1900 m, 01– 03.12.2010, leg. Ustjuzhanin P. & Kovtunovich V. (RYB); 1 male, Zimbabwe, Manicaland, Nyanga, Kwaraguza, 2170 m, 28.01.2011, S 18°13.03; E 32°50.13, J. Lenz legit. (RYB).

Figures

FIGURES 4 – 13. 4. Mirocossus badialus (Fletcher), male, Zimbabwe (RYB). 5. Brachylia vukutu Yakovlev & Lenz, sp. nov., holotype (MWM). 6. Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, cotype (BMNH). 7. Phragmataecia irrorata Hampson, Zimbabwe (RYB). 8. Eulophonotus stephanius (Druce), Zimbabwe (RYB). 9. Aethalopteryx squameus (Distant), Zimbabwe (RYB). 10. Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede), male (coll. V. Kalinin). 11. Strigocossus capensis (Walker), male, Zimbabwe (RYB). 12. Strigocossus ochricosta (Fletcher), male, Zimbabwe (RYB). 13. Oreocossus kilimanjarensis (Holland), male, Zimbabwe (RYB). 14. Azygophleps inclusa (Walker), male, Zimbabwe (RYB).