47. Orphanostigma abruptalis (Walker, 1859)

(Fig. 19)

Synonymy follows Nuss et al. (2003 –2018):

= Asopia dotatalis (Walker, 1866);

= Asopia suffectalis (Walker, 1866);

= Syngamia aeruginos a Ghesquière, 1942.

Material: 8 ex. Mali, Bamako, Ouronina 12°5'39.78"N 8°24'3.16"W, 01.09.– 19.11.2014, leg. Kravchenko et al. (SMNH).

Distribution: Palaeotropical. In Africa: Cape Verde, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (De Prins & De Prins 2018) and Mali (new record). Also in Australasia: Australia, Fiji; Oriental: Andamans, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka (De Prins & De Prins 2018).

Host-plants: Asteraceae: Elephantopus sp. Lamiaceae: Coleus sp., Hyptis sp., Plectranthus rotundifolius (Poir.) Spreng, Plectranthus sp., Ocimum basilicum L., Ocimum sp., Mentha sp., Perilla sp., Malvaceae: Gossypium hirsutum L., Gossypium sp. Theaceae: Camellia japonica L. (De Prins & De Prins 2018). Known as leaf webber— major pest of coleus (Wikipedia 2018) .