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Estigmene Hübner, [1820]

Estigmene Hübner, [1820]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (12): 184, TS: Phalaena acrea Drury
Leucarctia Packard, 1864; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 124, TS: Phalaena acrea Drury
Estigmene ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 338; Strand, 1919, Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: 250; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 8
Leucarctia ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 116
Estigmene (Arctiini) ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 29

Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773)

USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras. See [About maps] Salt Marsh Moth Salt Marsh Caterpillar Acraea Moth
Phalaena acrea Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: index to 1 (1770, 1: 7, pl. 3, f. 2), TL: New York; Maryland; Virginia
Diacrisia mombasana Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 174, TL: Kenya, Mombasa [?mislabeled, = North America]

= ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene acraea; [HMB, 123, pl. XVI, f. 11-12]
Estigmene acrea, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Estigmene acrea, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
acraea ; auth., [NACL# (missp.)]
Estigmene acrea ; [NACL, #8131]
Leucarctia acraea ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 116
Estigmene acraea ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 344, f. 153
Estigmene acrea ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9, f. 13

E. a. acrea

Bombyx caprotina Drury, 1773; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: pl. 3, f. 3
Arctia pseuderminea Harris, 1823; Massachusetts Agr. Repos. J. 7: 328
Arctia pseuderminea Harris, 1841; Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn: 354
Leucarctia californica Packard, 1864; Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 121
Leucarctia packardii Schaupp, 1882; Check-list Brooklyn Entom. Soc.: 8
Leucarctia rickseckeri Behr, 1893; Zoë 4: 247
Estigmene acraea var. klagesi Ehrmann, 1894; REF#b: 292
Diacrisia echo Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 122-123 (part. (f))
Estigmene acrea acrea ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 29; [DubN]
Bombyx acria ; Fabricius, 1793, [LC22# 451 (missp.)]

E. a. arizonensis Rothschild, 1910

Arizona Estigmenet acrea var. arizonensis Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 165
Estigmene acrea arizonensis, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Estigmene acrea arizonensis ; [NACL, #8131a]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 29

E. a. mexicana (Walker, [1865})

Mexico Spilosoma mexicana Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 291, TL: Mexico, Oaxaca

= Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1775); Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 344

Spilosoma mexicana ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 117
Estigmene acrea mexicana ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 29

E. a. colombiana Rothschild, 1910

Colombia Estigmene colombiana Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 166
Estigmene acrea colombiana ; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 29

Estigmene albida (Stretch, 1874)

California, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala. See [About maps] Leucarctia albida Stretch, 1874; Illust. Zygaenidae Bombycidae N. Am. 1: 203, pl. 8, f. 22
Estigmene albida, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Estigmene albida, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Estigmene alba ; Rothschild, 1910, Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 166 (missp.)
Estigmene albida ; Godman & Salvin, 1885, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 117; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 346; [NACL, #8132]; Watson & Goodger, 1986, Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 29

?Estigmene angustipennis (Walker, 1855)

Cape. See [About maps] Antheua angustipennis Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 767, TL: Cape
Antarctia angustipennis ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 447, pl. 49, f. 6

Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910

Uganda, Zambia. See [About maps] Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 163, TL: Uganda, Mtanda, Usogo; Kampala
Amsacta ochreolutescens Kiriakoff, 1954; Revue Zool. Bot. Africaines 50: 183, TL: Zaire, Elisabethville

= ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene ansorgei ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene atrifascia (Hampson, 1907)

Kenya. See [About maps] Antarctia atrifascia Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 239, TL: Br. E.Africa, Aberdare Range
Estigmene atrifascia ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene bayoni Berio, 1935

Uganda. See [About maps] Estigmene bayoni Berio, 1935; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 59: 26, TL: Uganda, Strada Inja Iganga, Busoga
Estigmene bayoni ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene brosi Toulgoët, 1986

Tanzania. See [About maps] Estigmene brosi Toulgoët, 1986; Nouv. Rev. Ent. (N.S.) 3: 309, TL: Tanzania
Estigmene brosi ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene dorsalis (Walker, 1855)

South Africa. See [About maps] Spilosoma dorsalis Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 671, TL: Cape
Estigmene dorsalis ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ghana. See [About maps] Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 238, TL: Sierra Leone
Acantharctia aureacosta Bethune-Baker, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 7: 538, TL: West Africa, Gunnal
Estigmene flaviceps ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene griseata Hampson, 1916

Somalia. See [About maps] Estigmene griseata Hampson, 1916; Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1916: 102, TL: Somalia, Mendera
Estigmene griseata ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene griseipennis (Bartel, 1903)

Angola. See [About maps] Spilosoma griseipennis Bartel, 1903; Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 16: 193, TL: Angola
Estigmene griseipennis ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene internigralis Hampson, 1905

South Africa. See [About maps] Estigmene internigralis Hampson, 1905; Ann. S. African Mus. 3: 447, TL: Natal
Estigmene internigralis ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene laglaizei Rothschild, 1910

Senegal. See [About maps] Estigmene laglaizei Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 163, TL: Senegal, Casamance
Estigmene laglaizei ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene lemniscata (Distant, 1898)

South Africa. See [About maps] Spilosoma lemniscata Distant, 1898; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 1: 116, TL: Transvaal, Johannesburg
Estigmene lemniscata ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 341, pl. 47, f. 20; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene linea (Walker, 1855)

South Africa. See [About maps] Spilosoma linea Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 671, TL: West Africa; South Africa, Port Natal
Spilosoma strigatum Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monatschr. 4: 161, TL: Caffraria
Spilosoma truncatum Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1781, TL: Cape
?Lacides lineata Butler, 1875; Cistula Ent. 2: 27

= ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 342

Estigmene linea ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 342, pl. 47, f. 2; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene multivittata Rothschild, 1910

Kenya. See [About maps] Estigmene multivittata Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 164, TL: Lake Nakua; Nairobi; Nairobi to Mount Kenya
Estigmene multivittata ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9, f. 105

Larva on Gramineae, (pasture grasses) Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 26

Estigmene neuriastis Hampson, 1907

Angola, Zambia. See [About maps] Estigmene neuriastis Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 237, TL: Angola, Bihé
Estigmene neuriastis ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909

Zaire, Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone. See [About maps] Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3: 429, TL: [Zairo] Patigo, Acholi Country; Ituri Forest
Amsacta ansorgei Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 157, TL: [Uganda, Bunyoro] Kitanwa, Unyoro
Estigmene ochreomarginata ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene pamphilia Kiriakoff, 1958

Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda. See [About maps] Estigmene pamphilia Kiriakoff, 1958; Ruwenzori Exp. 1952 1: 22, TL: [Kenya,] Ruwenzori Bugoye
Estigmene pamphilia ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene rothi Rothschild, 1910

Nigeria. See [About maps] Estigmene rothi Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 163, TL: Nigeria, Warri
Estigmene rothi ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene sabulosa Romieux, 1943

Zaire, Zambia. See [About maps] Estigmene sabulosa Romieux, 1943; Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 19: 96, TL: [Zaire, ] Sakania; Tshinkolobwe
Estigmene sabulosa ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene scita (Walker, [1865])

Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria. See [About maps] Aloa scita Walker, [1865]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 302, TL: Sierra Leone
Estigmene scita ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 341, pl. 47, f. 8; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Larva on Gramineae Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 26

Estigmene senegalensis Rothschild, 1933

Senegal. See [About maps] Estigmene senegalensis Rothschild, 1933; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 185, TL: [Senegal,] Sédhiou
Estigmene senegalensis ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene similis Rothschild, 1910

Tanzania. See [About maps] Estigmene similis Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 164, TL: [Tanzania,] Ukerewe I.
Estigmene similis ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene tenuistrigata Hampson, 1900

Kenya, Uganda. See [About maps] Estigmene tenuistrigata Hampson, 1900; Ann. S. Afric. Mus. 2: 54, TL: [Zimbabwe,] Mahsonaland, Salisbury
Estigmene tenuistrigata ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 341, pl. 48, f. 16; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Larva on Gramineae, (pasture grasses) Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 26

Estigmene testaceoflava Rothschild, 1933

Senegal. See [About maps] Estigmene testaceoflava Rothschild, 1933; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 185, TL: Senegal, Sédhiou
Estigmene testaceoflava ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

Estigmene trivitta (Walker, 1855)

Angola, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania. See [About maps] Spilosoma trivitta Walker, 1855; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 3: 673, TL: Port Natal
Estigmene trivitta ; Hampson, 1901, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: 343, pl. 47, f. 7; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9, f. 11

Estigmene unilinea Rothschild, 1910

Senegal, Gambia, Nigeria. See [About maps] Estigmene unilinea Rothschild, 1910; Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 163, TL: Nigeria, Anambara Creek
Estigmene unilinea ; Goodger & Watson, 1995, The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths: 9

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References:

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[BCA]

electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon

[DubN]

Dubatolov; Arctiinae (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae) of the Nearctic Region; (under construction)

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[HMB]

Holland, 1908; The Moth Book; A popular guide to a knowledge of the moths of North America

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

Some related literature:

Bartel, 1903

Neue aethiopische Arctiidae der Sammlung des Kgl. Museums für Naturkunde in Berlin Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 16: 170-214

Behr, 1893

Leucarctia rickseckeri Zoë 4: 247-248

Berio, 1935

Nuove Arciidae d'Africa del Museo di Genova Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 59: 26-27

Bethune-Baker, 1909

Descriptions of new African Lepidoptera Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3: 422-437

Bethune-Baker, 1911

Descriptions of new African Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 7: 530-576

Butler, 1875

Revision of the genus Spilosoma and the allied groups of the family Arctiidae Cistula Ent. 2: 21-44

Distant, 1898

Heterocera from the Transvaal Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 1: 116-118

Drury, 1773

Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 2: 90pp, 50pls

Godman & Salvin, 1885

Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-64

Goodger & Watson, 1995

An illustrated catalogue, with generic diagnosis and species distribution, of the Afrotropical Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiinae) The Afrotropical Tiger-Moths

Hampson, 1900

The moths of South Africa (Part 1) Ann. S. Afric. Mus. 2: 33-66

Hampson, 1901

Catalogue of the Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 3: xix+690pp

Hampson, 1905

The moths of South Africa (Part 3) Ann. S. African Mus. 3: 389-438

Hampson, 1907

Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19: 221-257

Hampson, 1916

On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr W. Feather Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1916: 91-183

Harris, 1841

A report on the insects of Massachusetts injurious to vegetation Rep. Insects Mass. injurious to Vegn: 459pp

Hübner, [1820]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Kiriakoff, 1954

Hétérocères nouveaux ou peu connus du Katanga Revue Zool. Bot. Africaines 50: 168-188

Packard, 1864

Synopsis of the Bombycidae of the United States. (1) Proc. ent. Soc. Philad. 3: 97-130

Romieux, 1943

Description de Lépidoptères nouveaux du Haut-Katanga Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 19: 95-114

Rothschild, 1910

Catalogue of the Arctianae in the Tring museum, with notes and descriptions of new species Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 113-171

Rothschild, 1910

Descriptions of new species of Arctianae in the Tring Museum Novit. Zool. 17 (2): 172-188

Rothschild, 1933

New species and subspecies of Arctiinae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 11 (62): 167-194

Strand, 1919

Arciidae: Subfam. Arctiinae Lepidopterorum Catalogus, 22: [1]-415

Toulgoët, 1986

Description d'une nouvelle Arctiidae africaine Nouv. Rev. Ent. (N.S.) 3: 309-311

Walker, 1855; Walker, 1856

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 1: 1-278 (1854), 2: 279-581 (1854), 3: 582-775 (1855), 4: 776-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

Walker, [1865]

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)

Wallengren, 1860

Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen Wien ent. Monatschr. 4: 161-176

Watson & Goodger, 1986

Catalogue of the Neotropical Tigermoths Occ. papers on syst. entomology 1: 1-71

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