A first ecological description of the lichen-clad larva of Eublemmistis chlorozonea Hampson, 1902 (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) from a southern Afrotemperate forest Author Swart, Rudi C. Suncana Bradley & Department of Conservation Management, Faculty of Science, George Campus, Nelson Mandela University, George, 6530 swartrudolph90@gmail.com Author Bradley, Suncana and Hermann S. Staude & Dawncliffe, Westville, Durban, 3629, South Africa suncana.bradley@gmail.com Author Staude, Hermann S. Lepidopterists’ Society of Africa staudehermann@gmail.com text Metamorphosis 2024 2024-07-16 35 1 11 15 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/met.v35i1.3 journal article 308571 10.4314/met.v35i1.3 96b3cddf-efaf-44b9-882d-c255ab6a2586 2307-5031 14119562
Table 1 – Summary of 20 observations of Eublemmistis chlorozonea between 2021 and 2023, including one adult observation from 2013, made in the southern Cape region (See Fig. 2).
DateObservationTree speciesPupa/larva/ adultLatitudeLongitudeArea
25/08/20211Afrocarpus falcatusLarva-33.9432322.54544Saasveld Forest, George
25/08/20212Pterocelastrus tricuspidatusLarva-33.9432422.545624Saasveld Forest, George
13/10/20213Afrocarpus falcatusLarva-33.9460722.54754Saasveld Forest, George
07/10/20214Afrocarpus falcatusLarva-33.9436722.54636Saasveld Forest, George
28/07/20225Rapanea melanophloeosLarva-33.942622.54793Saasveld Forest, George
02/09/20226Pterocelastrus tricuspidatusCocoon-33.8793123.00921Mountain Forest patch, Millwood, Knysna
15/09/20227Acacia mearnsiiCocoon-33.999522.98022Invaded forest edge, Westford, Knysna
20/09/20228UnknownCocoon/ open pupa-33.867723.01907Mountain Forest patch, Millwood, Knysna
27/09/20229Ocotea bullataLarva-33.9255023.04014Lelievlei Forest, Knysna
27/09/202210Pterocelastrus tricuspidatusLarva-33.9254723.04014Lelievlei Forest, Knysna
27/09/202211Pterocelastrus tricuspidatusLarva-33.9255123.04012Lelievlei Forest, Knysna
09/02/202312UnknownCocoon-33.9432122.54516Saasveld Forest, George
16/05/202313UnknownCocoon-33.9436122.52038Semi-invaded riparian forest, George Campus
24/05/202314UnknownCocoon-33.9512922.55003Saasveld Forest, George
26/05/202315Curtisia dentataLarva-33.9512722.55009Saasveld Forest, George
04/07/202316Afrocarpus falcatusLarva-33.95059422.550892Saasveld Forest, George
04/07/202317Rapanea melanophloeosLarva-33.94066622.548925Saasveld Forest, George
04/07/202318Pterocelastrus tricuspidatusLarva-33.94082222.548637Saasveld Forest, George
19/07/202319Ilex mitisCocoon-33.88867422.966224Jubilee Creek, Millwood Forest, Rheenendal
26/12/201320UnknownAdult-33.91991022.669900Woodville Forest, Hoekwil