Staude et al. / Metamorphosis 27: S1–S6 S1 ______Bombycoidea: Bombycidae,

Reference/ Host plant Locality rearing no. Taxon Subfamily Family Taxon Family OL267 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus ingens Moraceae Nwanedi Resort, (reared ab ovo) Venda, Nwanedi

OL267 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus sycomorus Moraceae Nwanedi Resort, (reared ab ovo) Venda, Nwanedi

JGJ001 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus sp. Moraceae Krugersdorp

M219 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus lutea Moraceae Casketts, farm, Hoedspruit

M254 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus lutea Moraceae Casketts, farm, Hoedspruit

BM001 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus sp. Moraceae Hout Bay

M254 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus lutea Moraceae Casketts, farm, Hoedspruit

ASM001 Racinoa ficicola Bombycinae Bombycidae Ficus sp. Moraceae Mount Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town

Oberprieler Spiramiopsis comma unassigned Brahmaei-dae Secamone alpinii Apocynaceae Mbabane, & Duke (reared ab ovo) Swaziland (1994) OL258 RGO001 Poloma angulata Ganisa group Eupterotidae Canthium sp. Rubiaceae Sodwana

12HSS49 Poloma angulata Ganisa group Eupterotidae Canthium Rubiaceae Entumeni Nature ciliatum Reserve, Eshowe

JS001 Acrojana sciron Janinae Eupterotidae Ligustrum sp. Oleaceae Loma Mountains (reared ab ovo) Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone

Oberprieler, R. G., & Duke, N. J. (1994). The life history and immature stages of Spiramiopsis comma Hampson, 1901 (Lepidoptera: ), with comments on its taxonomic position and on preimaginal characters of the Bombycoidea. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N. F., 15 (3), 199–244. Staude et al. / Metamorphosis 27: S1–S6 S2 ______Bombycoidea: Bombycidae, Eupterotidae Points key: pre-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016

Reference/ Dates Rearer Final instar larva Adult Points rearing no. Collected Pupated Eclosed OL267 R. xx.02.1994 20.02.1994 05.03.1994 Oberprieler 1

OL267 R. xx.02.1994 22.03.1994 10.04.1994 Oberprieler 5

JGJ001 J.G. Joannou ? xx.03.2001 xx.04.2001

1

M219 A. & I. Sharp 20.03.2013 21.03.2013 29.03.2013

3

M254 A. & I. Sharp 05.04.2013 12.04.2013 23.04.2013 1

BM001 B. Marx 04.03.2014 15.03.2014

1

M254 A. & I. Sharp 10.04.2014 18.04.2014 27.04.2014 1

ASM001 A. & S. 17.02.2015 27.02.2015 Morton 2

Oberprieler R. xx.11.1993 30.11.1993 21.01.1994 & Duke Oberprieler (1994) 8 OL258

RGO001 R. 18.11.1984 Died Oberprieler 1

* 12HSS49 H.S. Staude 10.11.2012 20.11.2012 17.12.2012

8

JS001 J. Saksida 10.05.2013 ? 24.09.2013

10

Staude et al. / Metamorphosis 27: S1–S6 S3 ______Bombycoidea: Bombycidae, Eupterotidae

Reference/ Lepidoptera Host plant Locality rearing no. Taxon Subfamily Family Taxon Family GV93 Hemijana Janinae Eupterotidae Pygmaeothamnus Rubiaceae Steenkoppies, subrosea zeyheri farm, Magaliesburg

PW60 Hemijana Janinae Eupterotidae Pygmaeothamnus Rubiaceae Magaliesburg subrosea zeyheri

14HSS56 Hemijana Janinae Eupterotidae Pygmaeothamnus Rubiaceae Steenkoppies, subrosea zeyheri farm, Magaliesburg

JS002 Hoplojana Janinae Eupterotidae Ligustrum vulgare Oleaceae Manyara, distincta Ngorogoro, Tanzania

SM309 Stenoglene Janinae Eupterotidae Strychnos sp. Loganiaceae Triton Dive bithyria Lodge, Mbazwane

M69 Stenoglene Janinae Eupterotidae Strychnos Loganiaceae Trackers, obtusa madagascariensis Hoedspruit

M228 Stenoglene Janinae Eupterotidae Strychnos Loganiaceae Casketts, farm, obtusa madagascariensis Hoedspruit

M532 Stenoglene Janinae Eupterotidae Strychnos Loganiaceae Casketts, farm, obtusa madagascariensis Hoedspruit

RGO002 Janomima Striphnopteryginae Eupterotidae reeds Poaceae Pretoria mariana

M33b Janomima Striphnopteryginae Eupterotidae Combretum Combretaceae Casketts, farm, mariana mossambicense Hoedspruit

12HSS187 Phiala arrecta Striphnopteryginae Eupterotidae Asparagus Asparagaceae Steenkoppies, laricinus farm, Magaliesburg

JGJ002 Phiala Striphnopteryginae Eupterotidae various grasses Poaceae Steenkoppies, flavipennis (reared ab ovo) farm, Magaliesburg

Staude et al. / Metamorphosis 27: S1–S6 S4 ______Bombycoidea: Bombycidae, Eupterotidae Points key: pre-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016

Reference/ Dates Rearer Final instar larva Adult Points rearing no. Collected Pupated Eclosed GV93 H.S. Staude 19.10.2009 ? ?

10

PW60 P. Webb 02.12.2012 14.12.2012 30.12.2012 2

14HSS56 H.S. Staude 09.11.2014 06.12.2014 xx.12.2014

1

JS002 J. Saksida 08.08.2010 25.09.2010 05.12.2010

5

SM309 S. Mecenero 10.10.2013 20.10.2013 10.11.2013

10

M69 A. & I. Sharp 20.12.2012 24.12.2012 15.01.2013

5

M228 A. & I. Sharp 26.03.2013 22.04.2013 24.11.2013 2

M532 A. & I. Sharp 01.12.2013 17.12.2013 30.12.2013

1

RGO002 R. Oberprieler 16.02.1989 16.09.1989 20.10.1989

5

M33b A. & I. Sharp 14.11.2012 05.08.2013 06.10.2013

3

12HSS187 H.S. Staude 02.03.2013 21.04.2013 10.01.2014

5

JGJ002 J.G. Joannou 13.12.2005 24.02.2006 ?

10

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Staude et al. / Metamorphosis 27: S1–S6 S5 ______Bombycoidea: Bombycidae, Eupterotidae

Reference/ Lepidoptera Host plant Locality rearing no. Taxon Subfamily Family Taxon Family RGO003 Phyllalia patens Striphnopteryginae Eupterotidae fine grass Poaceae Mapumulo, KwaDukuza

14HSS06 Rhabdosia vaninia Striphnopteryginae Eupterotidae Asparagus Asparagaceae Dwarskersbos, rubicundus (in Velddrif captivity switched to Asparagus laricinus) RGO004 Striphnopteryx edulis Striphnopteryginae Eupterotidae did not feed Sodwana

OBERPRIELER, R.G., & DUKE, N.J. 1994. The life-history and immature stages of Spiramiopsis comma Hampson, 1901 (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea), with comments on its taxonomic position and on preimaginal characters of the Bombycoidea. Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo 15(3): 199–244.

Staude et al. / Metamorphosis 27: S1–S6 S6 ______Bombycoidea: Bombycidae, Eupterotidae Points key: pre-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016

Reference/ Dates Rearer Final instar larva Adult Points rearing no. Collected Pupated Eclosed RGO003 R. Oberprieler 12.10.1989 20.11.1989 11.04.1990

5

14HSS06 H. S. Staude 14.09.2014 25.10.2014 26.03.2015

10

RGO004 R. Oberprieler 21.11.1990 18.12.1990 12.01.1991

5

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N.B. Photographs marked with * are not of the actual adult specimen that emerged from the larva illustrated.