1. Live pictures

1.1. Imago

1: South Africa, Limpopo, Waterberg, Lindani Game Park, 1000 m, 28. February 2016, at light (det. & phot.: Wolfgang Langer)Forum

2: Indonesien, Bali, Ubud, 9. Oktober 2023 (det. & fot.: Kersten Krause)

3: Südafrika, Westkap, De Hoop Nature Reserve, De Hoop Collection, 30 m, 24. Oktober 2023, Nachtfund (det. & fot.: Peter Zahn), conf. Michel KettnerForum

2. Diagnosis

1-3: ♂, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

1-6: two ♀♀, data see label (coll. & photos: Egbert Friedrich)

2.1. Original description

1-2: Wallengren (1863: 148-149) [from copyright-free scans at www.biodiversitylibrary.org]

3. Further information

3.1. Other combinations

• Xanthoptera anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 [original combination]

3.2. Synonyms

• Thalpochares accedens Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Thalpochares divisa Moore, 1881 [subspecies according to funet.fi]
• Thalpochares leonata Butler, 1886 [synonym according to funet.fi]
• Porphyrinia derufata Warren, 1913 [subspecies according to funet.fi]

3.3. Faunistics

Nach [Global Biodiversity Information Facility] kommt die Art in Südafrika, Australien, Taiwan, Réunion, Indien, USA [Hawaii], Kenia, Äthiopien, Guam, Malawi, Namibia, Neukaledonien, Oman, China, Fidschi, Madagaskar, Seychellen, Thailand und Jemen vor.

Locus typicus gemäß Erstbeschreibung: Kuisip Africae.

(Autor: Michel Kettner)

3.4. Literature

• Original description: Wallengren, H. D. J. (1863): Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen. — Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 7 (5): 137-151.

3.5. Information at other websites (external links)

• [Global Biodiversity Information Facility]
• [africanmoths.com]