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Malawi-Saturniidae-Biodiversity-Data

Citation

Murphy R, Chipeta J (2022). Malawi-Saturniidae-Biodiversity-Data. Version 1.2. The Department of Museums and Monuments. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ss5vz8 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-08.

Description

This is Saturniidae Biodiversity Data for Malawi as recorded by Raymond Murphy for a number of places in Malawi. It has been mobilised under the African Biodiversity Challenge Project titled Enhancing accessibility of biodiversity data in Malawi

Sampling Description

Study Extent

This is Saturniidae biodiversity data for Malawi as recorded by Raymon Murphy. Includes subfamilies like Bunaeinae, Ludiinae and Saturniinae. Specimens have been identified to family, genus, species and subspecies level.

Sampling

Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database

Method steps

  1. Digitize collections held by The Department of Museums and Monuments, individuals and other institutions and make it accessible to the public through national or international database

Taxonomic Coverages

This is Saturniidae Biodiversity data that includes several subfamilies like Saturniinae, Bunaeinae and Ludiinae identified to family, genus, species and subspecies levels
  1. Saturniidae
    rank: family
  2. Saturniinae
    rank: subfamily
  3. Bunaeinae
    rank: subfamily
  4. Ludiinae
    rank: subfamily
  5. Gonimbrasia
    rank: genus
  6. Pseudobunaea
    rank: genus
  7. Nuderalia
    rank: genus
  8. Bunaeopsis
    rank: genus
  9. Holocerina
    rank: genus
  10. Nudaurelia
    rank: genus
  11. Imbrasia
    rank: genus
  12. Pselaphelia
    rank: genus
  13. Antistathmoptera
    rank: genus
  14. Argema
    rank: genus
  15. Athletes
    rank: genus
  16. Aurivillius
    rank: genus
  17. Bunaea
    rank: genus
  18. Cinabra
    rank: genus
  19. Epiphora
    rank: genus
  20. Goodia
    rank: genus
  21. Gynanisa
    rank: genus
  22. Heniocha
    rank: genus
  23. Lobobunaea
    rank: genus
  24. Ludia
    rank: genus
  25. Melanocera
    rank: genus
  26. Tagoropsis
    rank: genus
  27. Ubaena
    rank: genus
  28. Urota
    rank: genus
  29. Pseudaphelia
    rank: genus
  30. Adafroptilum
    rank: genus
  31. Micragone
    rank: genus
  32. Pseudimbrasia
    rank: genus
  33. Cirina
    rank: genus
  34. Orthogonioptilum
    rank: genus
  35. Protogynanisa
    rank: genus
  36. Rohaniella
    rank: genus
  37. Usta
    rank: genus
  38. Antistathmoptera daltonae rectangulata
    rank: subspecies
  39. Lobobunaea phaedusa falcatissima
    rank: subspecies
  40. Tagoropsis ikondae murphyi
    rank: subspecies
  41. Tagoropsis ikondae murphyi
    rank: subspecies
  42. Lobobunaea phaedusa falcatissima
    rank: subspecies
  43. Lobobunaea phaedusa falcatissima
    rank: subspecies
  44. Tagoropsis ikondae ikondae
    rank: subspecies
  45. Tagoropsis ikondae ikondae
    rank: subspecies
  46. Tagoropsis ikondae ikondae
    rank: subspecies
  47. Orthogonioptilum adiegatum dollmanni
    rank: subspecies
  48. Orthogonioptilum adiegatum dollmanni
    rank: subspecies
  49. Antistathmoptera daltonae rectangulata
    rank: subspecies
  50. Gonimbrasia zambesina
    rank: species
  51. Nuderalia perscitus
    rank: species
  52. Bunaeopsis jacksoni
    rank: species
  53. Bunaeopsis murphyi
    rank: species
  54. Holocerina intermedia
    rank: species
  55. Nudaurelia whalbergi
    rank: species
  56. Bunaeopsis hersilia
    rank: species
  57. Gonimbrasia murphyiana
    rank: species
  58. Imbrasia ertli
    rank: species
  59. Nudaurelia herbuloti
    rank: species
  60. Pselaphelia flavivitta
    rank: species
  61. Pseudobunaea tyrrhena
    rank: species
  62. Argema mimosae
    rank: species
  63. Athletes gigas
    rank: species
  64. Athletes semialba
    rank: species
  65. Aurivillius seydeli
    rank: species
  66. Bunaea alcinoe
    rank: species
  67. Bunaeopsis aurantiaca
    rank: species
  68. Cinabra hyperbius
    rank: species
  69. Epiphora kipengerensis
    rank: species
  70. Epiphora manowensis
    rank: species
  71. Epiphora mythimnia
    rank: species
  72. Goodia kuntzei
    rank: species
  73. Gynanisa nigra
    rank: species
  74. Heniocha appolonia
    rank: species
  75. Heniocha marnois
    rank: species
  76. Lobobunaea saturnus
    rank: species
  77. Nudaurelia nyassana
    rank: species
  78. Tagoropsis flavinata
    rank: species
  79. Tagoropsis hanningtoni
    rank: species
  80. Tagoropsis ikondae
    rank: species
  81. Ubaena dolabella
    rank: species
  82. Urota sinope
    rank: species
  83. Pseudaphelia roseibrunnea
    rank: species
  84. Pseudobunaea callista
    rank: species
  85. Aurivillius fuscus
    rank: species
  86. Imbrasia macrothyris
    rank: species
  87. Nudaurelia dione
    rank: species
  88. Nudaurelia macrops
    rank: species
  89. Adafroptilum incanum
    rank: species
  90. Gynanisa basquini
    rank: species
  91. Lobobunaea rosea
    rank: species
  92. Pseudobunaea irius
    rank: species
  93. Pseudobunaea meloui
    rank: species
  94. Aurivillius oberthuri
    rank: species
  95. Aurivillius seyselli
    rank: species
  96. Gonimbrasia belina
    rank: species
  97. Ludia delegorguei
    rank: species
  98. Micragone ansorgei
    rank: species
  99. Nudaurelia wahlbergi
    rank: species
  100. Pseudimbrasia deyrollei
    rank: species
  101. Pseudobunaea pallens
    rank: species
  102. Micragone nyasae
    rank: species
  103. Pseudaphelia dialitha
    rank: species
  104. Gonimbrasia rectalineata
    rank: species
  105. Gynanisa ata
    rank: species
  106. Gynanisa maja
    rank: species
  107. Ludia delegarguei
    rank: species
  108. Bunaeopsis zaddachi
    rank: species
  109. Cirina forda
    rank: species
  110. Heniocha dyops
    rank: species
  111. Holocerina agomensis
    rank: species
  112. Holocerina murphyi
    rank: species
  113. Micragone agathylla
    rank: species
  114. Pseudaphelia ansorgei
    rank: species
  115. Aurivillius arata
    rank: species
  116. Gynanisa murphyi
    rank: species
  117. Nudaurelia flammeola
    rank: species
  118. Pseudobunaea alinda
    rank: species
  119. Pseudobunaea epithyrena
    rank: species
  120. Pseudobunaea parathyrrhena
    rank: species
  121. Micragone cana
    rank: species
  122. Nudaurelia perscitus
    rank: species
  123. Protogynanisa athletoides
    rank: species
  124. Bunaeopsis phidias
    rank: species
  125. Nudaurelia mariae
    rank: species
  126. Epiphora bauhiniae
    rank: species
  127. Gonimbrasia hecate
    rank: species
  128. Ludia limbobrunnea
    rank: species
  129. Rohaniella pygmaea
    rank: species
  130. Adafroptilum schmitti
    rank: species
  131. Holocerina rhodesiensis
    rank: species
  132. Holocerina smilax
    rank: species
  133. Micragone nubifera
    rank: species
  134. Melanocera sufferti
    rank: species
  135. Pseudaphelia appolinaris
    rank: species
  136. Epiphora murphyi
    rank: species
  137. Ludia dentata
    rank: species
  138. Nudaurelia rhodina
    rank: species
  139. Usta terpsichore
    rank: species
  140. Pseudobunaea citrinarius
    rank: species
  141. Pseudobunaea natalensis
    rank: species
  142. Ludia orinoptena
    rank: species

Geographic Coverages

This is Saturniidae Biodiversity data for Malawi for a number of places as recorded by Raymond Murphy

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Raymond Murphy
originator
position: Entomologist
Individual collector
P.O. Box 914, Mzuzu
Mzuzu
+265
Northern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888864868
email: murphyrj81@gmail.com
John Chipeta
originator
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
metadata author
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
metadata author
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
Raymond Murphy
originator
position: Entomologist
Individual Collector
P.O. Box 914, Mzuzu
Mzuzu
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888864868
email: murphyrj81@gmail.com
Lyson Kampira
distributor
position: Chief Officer
National Commission for Science and Technology
P/Bag B303, City Centre, Lilongwe
Lilongwe
+265
Central Region
MW
Telephone: +265999916036
email: Lkampira@ncst.mw
Portphar Kaliba
point of contact
position: The Deputy Director
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888836336
email: pmkaliba@yahoo.com
John Chipeta
administrative point of contact
position: Principal Entomologist
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265884169998
email: jjkchipeta@yahoo.com
Raymond Murphy
administrative point of contact
position: Entomologist
Individual Collector
P.O.Box 914, Mzuzu
Mzuzu
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888864868
email: murphyrj81@gmail.com
Portphar Kaliba
administrative point of contact
position: The Deputy Director
The Department of Museums and Monuments
P.O. Box 30360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3
Blantyre
+265
Southern Region
MW
Telephone: +265888836336
email: pmkaliba@yahoo.com
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