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).