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July 18, 2023

Article on coccothera (Tortricidae: Grapholitini) in southern Africa

https://metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1718/2023.06.15%20Metamorphosis%2034%2050-58%20Larsen%20Coccothera%20Final.pdf

Abstract: A new species from Africa is described in the genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Grapholitini). Coccothera albolineana spec. nov. Laspeyresia nicomacha Meyrick, 1921 is transferred to Coccothera Meyrick, 1914 comb. nov. The unknown male is described and a full description of the hitherto only partly known female genitalia is presented. Coccothera ferrifracta Diakonoff, 1968 is a synonym of Coccothera spissana (Zeller,1852) syn. nov. The genus Coccothera Meyrick, 1914 now
contains eight species. Faunistic and distributional information of Coccothera spissana (Zeller, 1852), C. nicomacha (Meyrick, 1921) and C. albolineana spec. nov. is

also presented.

Here are the southern African observations that may be coccothera.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=113055&subview=map&taxon_id=640844

Quite abundant at uv Gaborone and Serowe.

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June 11, 2023

National Moth Week 22-30 July 2023- A global event.

Join in the National Moth Week 23
July 23-30 2023
National Moth Week celebrates the beauty, life cycles, and habitats of moths. “Moth-ers” of all ages and abilities are encouraged to learn about, observe, and document moths in their backyards, parks, and neighborhoods. National Moth Week is being held, worldwide, during the last full week of July. NMW offers everyone, everywhere a unique opportunity to become a Citizen Scientist and contribute scientific data about moths. Through partnerships with major online biological data depositories, NMW participants can help map moth distribution and provide needed information on other life history aspects around the globe.

https://nationalmothweek.org/
https://www.facebook.com/NationalMothWeek

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March 30, 2021

Links and articles about Botswana's moths

1 Henicovalva serulensis from Serule
M. Krüger
African Entomology, 25(1):42-61 (2017). https://doi.org/10.4001/003.025.0042
Henicovalva gen. n., a New Genus of Predominantly Afrotropical Ennominae with Unusually Complex Genitalia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

2 Orbamia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7192960/
Revision of the Orbamia Herbulot, 1966 group of genera with description of two new genera, ten new species, and two new subspecies (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Ennominae, Cassymini)

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July 24, 2020

moths observed in different months in Botswana

To date

-------------Observations---------- Species
Jan----------1334--------------------257
Feb-----------709--------------------149
March-------969-------------------- 187
April---------1097--------------------197
May----------573--------------------143
June----------345-------------------- 86
July-----------440--------------------73
Aug-----------554------------------- 72
Sept---------- 572--------------------117
Oct----------- 569--------------------102
Nov-----------412-------------------- 95
Dec-----------1254-------------------201

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July 15, 2020

National Moth Week July 18 -26 2020

This is a great global event, though it happens near the middle of winter in Botswana.
Anyway we will do our best and find out what winter-active moths there are in windy, cold Botswana !

http://nationalmothweek.org
https://www.facebook.com/NationalMothWeek/
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/national-moth-week

If you are taking part please register an event for your location and make thisMoth Week truly International and put Botswana moths on the map.
@gihan @dewald2 @tuli @budbud @derekdlh @robert_taylor @modise @rianafourie @grant_reed_botswana

Botswanabugs

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