ANIMALIA / ARTHROPODA / INSECTA / LEPIDOPTERA / HEPIALIDAE / GORGOPIS / PHOLIDOTA

Gorgopis pholidota Meyrick, 1921
endemic

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Residence status

Occurrence in African countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, or alien in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature.

FSA

SA

BOT

NAM

ESW

LES

WC

EC

NC

FS

GA

KZN

LP

MP

NW

Absent

Indigenous

Endemic

Naturalised

Invasive

Marion Maclean

Names and Sources

No known common names.

Classification

KINGDOM Animalia

PHYLUM Arthropoda

CLASS Insecta

ORDER Lepidoptera

FAMILY Hepialidae

GENUS Gorgopis

SPECIES pholidota

No results found for Gorgopis pholidota Meyrick, 1921

Uses

Caterpillars of hepialids are used as food in some indigenous cultures (Staude et al., 2023).

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Observation records

Date: 5/4/2021 6:44:00 AM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 4/17/2013 12:00:00 AM

Western Cape

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Date: 4/18/2018 10:06:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Date: 5/2/2018 10:29:00 PM

Western Cape, South Africa

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Animal occurrence records per dataset

Animal occurrence records per year

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2011-2024

ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net)

De Prins, J., De Prins, W.. 2011-2024. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net).

2023

BOOK

Southern African Moths & their Caterpillars.

Griffiths, C., Picker, M., Staude, H.. 2023. Southern African Moths & their Caterpillars.. Cape Town. Struik Nature pp..

1994

PAPER

Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera).

Dugdale, J.. 1994. Hepialidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Vol. 30 pp.1-166.

1942-1948

BOOK

The Moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Parts 1, 2 and 3. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae.

Janse, A.. 1942-1948. The Moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Parts 1, 2 and 3. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae.. Durban, South Africa. E. P. and Commercial Printing Co. Ltd. pp.185.

1921

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera.

Meyrick, E.. 1921. Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera. Vol. 8(2) pp.49-148.