Erebidae, Boletobiinae

The detailed diagnosis made by Hacker (2019) enabled identification of this species.

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. This widespread species’ distribution was previously known to range from West Africa to south-eastern Asia, the Pacific Islands and northern Australia. The African subspecies E. a. aethiopica was already known from the Guinean (Nigeria, Guinea, Burkina Faso), Congolian (Democratic Republic of the Congo), Somalian (Ethiopia, Kenya) and Zambezian (Tanzania) biogeographical regions and from Madagascar (De Prins and De Prins 2022). Hacker (2019) suggested that only Eublemma caffrorum (Wallengern, 1860) occurs in southern Africa. However, genitalia examination of our specimens clearly revealed that both species co-occur in KNP. Both species are barely morphologically distinguishable, which could have explained that E. accedens was overlooked in southern Africa. Thus, our record extended the southern border of the species’ known distribution range in the continent by over 1,000 km (Fig. 2). Nevertheless, we suppose it could have been overlooked because it is distinguishable only by genitalia dissection (Hacker 2019).

Figure 2.  

Eublemma accedens aethiopica Hacker, 2019, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female. The scale represents 5 mm.

Erebidae, Boletobiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2019).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. It was already known from several countries in the Guinean (Burkina Faso, Nigeria), Somalian (Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya), Zambezian and Southern African biogeographical regions, including Zimbabwe bordering with South Africa (Hacker 2019). Its occurrence in KNP is, therefore, not surprising (Fig. 3).

Figure 3.  

Eublemma savour Berio, 1950, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female. The scale represents 5 mm.

Erebidae, Erebinae

The identification was mainly based on Hacker (2016) and on photographs in De Prins and De Prins (2022).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. The known distribution of this species already included the Zambezian (Tanzania and Zimbabwe), Somalian (Kenya) and Southern African (Namibia) biogeographic regions (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). The extension of its known distribution to KNP is not surprising (Fig. 4).

Figure 4.  

Beriodesma determinata (Wallengren, 1863), South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female; C male genitalia.The scale represents 5 mm.

Erebidae, Erebinae

The identification was mainly based on Hacker (2016) and on photographs in De Prins and De Prins (2022).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. This widespread species was already reported from the Sahel-Saharan (Mauritania), Guinean (Burkina Faso, Nigeria), Sudanian (Chad, Sudan), Somalian (Kenya, Ethiopa, Eritrea, Somalia), Zambezian and Southern African regions, including Zimbabwe bordering with South Africa (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022) (Fig. 5).

Figure 5.  

Heteropalpia exarata (Mabille, 1890), South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. The species was already known from the Zambezian (Tanzania) and Southern African (Namibia) biogeographic regions (Mey 2011, Hacker 2016). Nevertheless, our records substantially extended its known distribution (Fig. 6).

Figure 6.  

Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910), male genitalia, South Africa, Kruger National Park.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. So far, this species has been known only from East Africa: the Somalian region (Ethiopia and Kenya) and the Zambezian region (Tanzania; Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). Therefore, our record extended its known distribution range for over 1,000 km southwards (Fig. 7).

Figure 7.  

Ozarba berioi Hacker, 2016, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female; C male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. This species was known only from Eastern Africa: the Somalian (Ethiopia and Kenya), Shaba (Uganda) and Zambezian (Tanzania) biogeographical regions (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). Therefore, our record extended its known distribution for over 1,000 km southwards (Fig. 8).

Figure 8.  

Ozarba bicolora (Bethune-Baker, 1911), South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female; C male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. It was known from several countries in equatorial Africa (including Tanzania in the Zambezian biogeographic region) and Madagascar (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). Therefore, the reported distribution in KNP extended the species’ known distribution on the continent for over 1,000 km southwards (Fig. 9).

Figure 9.  

Ozarba exoplaga Berio, 1940, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. Previously, it was considered as endemic to Namibia (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). Our records extended its distribution range for almost 2,000 km eastwards, into the Zambezian biogeographical region (Fig. 10).

Figure 10.  

Ozarba gaedei Berio, 1940, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. This species was known from the Somalian (Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya) and Zambezian (Tanzania) biogeographic regions (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). Our records from South Africa thus extended its known distribution for over 1,000 km southwards (Fig. 11).

Figure 11.  

Ozarba hemileuca Wiltshire, 1982, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female; C male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

We report this species for the first time in South Africa. It was previously known from several countries in Eastern Africa (including Tanzania in the Zambezian biogeographic region; (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). Our South African record thus extended its distribution for over 1,000 km southwards (Fig. 12).

Figure 12.  

Ozarba limbata (Butler, 1898), South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

The three reported individuals represent the first record of O. negrottoi in South Africa. This species was previously known only from the Somalian (Somalia) and Zambezian (Tanzania) regions (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022). We extended its known distribution for over 1,000 km southwards (Fig. 13).

Figure 13.  

Ozarba negrottoi Berio, 1940, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female; C male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.

Noctuidae, Eustrotiinae

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

This species was considered as endemic to Namibia (Hacker 2016, De Prins and De Prins 2022) and our specimens represent the first records of this species in South Africa. We therefore extended the species’ range distribution for almost 2,000 km eastwards, to the Zambezian biogeographic region (Fig. 14).

Figure 14.  

Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female; C male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.