Otroeda

Otroeda Walker, 1854

Otroeda Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 402; TS: Phalaena hesperia Cramer
- = Nyctemera; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 84

Otroeda; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Nyctemera (Liparinae); Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 84

Otroeda aino (Bryk, 1915)

Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Malawi. See [maps]

Nyctemera aino Bryk, 1915; Archiv Naturg. 81 A (4): 4, f. 1; TL: Songea, Tanganyika

Otroeda aino; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Otroeda cafra (Drury, 1782)

Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Zaire, Malawi. See [maps]

Phalaena (Bombyx) cafra Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3: pl. 5, f. 1; TL: Sierra Leone

Nyctemera cafra; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 84; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 225
Otroeda cafra; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Otroeda catenata (Jordan, 1924)

Angola. See [maps]

Nyctemera catenata Jordan, 1924; Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 226; TL: Kakongo, North Loanda

Otroeda catenata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Otroeda hesperia (Cramer, [1779])

Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire, Angola, Burundi, Uganda. See [maps]

Phalaena hesperia Cramer, [1779]; Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 99, pl. 251, f. A, B; TL: Guinea, Castle of Delmina
Nyctemeria hesperia ab. eremitana Strand, 1914; Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (1): 42; TL: Cameroon, Soppo

Nyctemera hesperia; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 84; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 222
Otroeda hesperia; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Otroeda manifesta (Swinhoe, 1903)

Congo. See [maps]

Nyctemera manifesta Swinhoe, 1903; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3): 434; TL: Congo

Nyctemera manifesta; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 84; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 224
Otroeda manifesta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Otroeda nerina (Drury, 1782)

Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire. See [maps]

Bombyx nerina Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3: pl. 5, f. 2; TL: Sierra Leone
Otroeda occidentis Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 403; TL: Sierra Leone

Nyctemera nerina; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 85; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 220
Nyctemera occidentis; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 85
Otroeda nerina; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Otroeda papilionaris (Jordan, 1924)

Zaire. See [maps]

Nyctemera papilionaris Jordan, 1924; Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 224; TL: Bopoto, Upper Congo

Otroeda papilionaris; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Otroeda permagnifica Holland, 1893

Cameroon, Gabon. See [maps]

Otroeda permagnifica Holland, 1893; Psyche 6: 413; TL: West Africa

Nyctemera permagnifica; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 225
Otroeda permagnifica; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Otroeda planax (Jordan, 1924)

Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire, Angola. See [maps]

Nyctemera planax Jordan, 1924; Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 221; TL: Gold Coast - Congo
Nyctemera planax ♂♀ f. albida Jordan, 1924; Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 221
Nyctemera planax ♂ f. fumosa Jordan, 1924; Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 221

Otroeda planax; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Otroeda vesperina Walker, 1854

Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania. See [maps]

Otroeda vesperina Walker, 1854; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 2: 403; TL: Congo
Otroeda varunaea Druce, 1882; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1882: 780; TL: West Africa, Kakongo

Nyctemera varunea[sic]; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 85
Nyctemera vesperina vesperina; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 223
Nyctemera vesperina; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 85; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 222
Otroeda vesperina; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

O. v. vesperina Zaire

Otroeda vesperina vesperina; [AfroMoths]

O. v. jonesi Sharpe, 1891 Gabon, Zaire

Otroeda jonesi Sharpe, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 7 (37): 134; TL: Gabon, Ogove R.

Nyctemera jonesi; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 84
Nyctemera vesperina jonesi; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 223
Otroeda vesperina jonesi; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL]

O. v. tenuimargo Prout, 1918 Zaire, Angola, Zambia, Tanzania

Otroeda varunaea tenuimargo Prout, 1918; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 1 (4): 318; TL: N.Rhodesia

Nyctemera tenuimargo; Swinhoe, 1923, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 11 (61): 85
Nyctemera vesperina tenuimargo; Jordan, 1924, Novit. Zool. 31 (2): 224
Otroeda vesperina tenuimargo; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL]

References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Bryk, 1915
Neue exotische, insbesondere aethiopische Schmetterlinge Archiv Naturg. 81 A (4) : 1-16, pl. 1
Cramer, [1779]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 3 (17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779), (22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]), (23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
Druce, 1882
Descriptions of a new Genus and some new Species of Heterocera Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1882 : 777-782, pl. 60-61
Drury, 1782
Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 1-79 (1837), : pl. 1-50
Holland, 1893
Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera Psyche 6 : 373-376, 393-400, 411-418, 431-434, 451-454, 469-476, 487-490, 513-520, 531-538, 549-552, 565-568, pl. 10, 17-18, 20-21
Jordan, 1924
On the West African Lymantriid genus Nyctemera [P Otroeda (Lep. Het.)] Novit. Zool. 31 (2) : 217-226
Prout, 1918
New Heterocera in the Joicey collection Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 1 (4) : 312-318
Sharpe, 1891
Descriptions of some new Species of Lepidoptera collected by Mr. Herbert Ward at Bangala, on the Congo Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 7 (37) : 130-135
Strand, 1914
Neue Lepidopteren aus Kamerun gesammelt von Herrn Leutnant V. Rothkirch un Panthen Arch. Naturgesch. 80 A (1) : 41-49
Swinhoe, 1903
A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the National collection Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1903 (3) : 375-498
Swinhoe, 1923
A revision of the genera of the family Liparidae Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 10 (58): 449-484, 11 (61): 47-97, 11 (63): 289-304, 11 (64): 400-442
Walker, 1854
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: 583-775 (1855), 4: 777-976 (1855), 5: 977-1258 (1855), 6: 1259-1508 (1855), 7: 1509-1808 (1856)

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