Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940

Delabye, Sylvain, Gaona, Fernando P, Potocky, Pavel, Foxcroft, Llewellyn C, Halamova, Pavla, Hejda, Martin, MacFadyen, Sandra, Pyskova, Klara, Sedlacek, Ondrej, Stankova, Marketa, Storch, David, Pysek, Petr & Tropek, Robert, 2022, Thirteen moth species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Noctuidae) newly recorded in South Africa, with comments on their distribution, Biodiversity Data Journal 10, pp. 89729-89729 : 89729

Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940

Noctuidae , Eustrotiinae

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road H 9, close to Misumani river ; verbatimElevation: 379 m; decimalLatitude: -23.930505; decimalLongitude: 31.398723; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 21/02/2020; habitat: Crest; mixed woodland savanna with sweet grazing: Knobthorn and Marula; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionCode: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road S 47, Nwanedzi river; verbatimElevation: 278 m; decimalLatitude: -23.793044; decimalLongitude: 31.479490; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 21/02/2020; habitat: Seasonal river ; mopani dominated woodland savanna on granite: Acacia , Bushwillow and Mopane ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Tsendze river, 2 km SE of Frazerus waterhole; verbatimElevation: 352 m; decimalLatitude: -23.495737; decimalLongitude: 31.325834; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 30/11/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; mopani dominated woodland savanna on granite: Acacia , Bushwillow and Mopane ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road S 56, Mphongolo river, 1 km N of Ribye waterhole; verbatimElevation: 314 m; decimalLatitude: -22.991653; decimalLongitude: 31.270644; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 29/11/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 5; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Crocodile river, Crocodile Bridge; verbatimElevation: 183 m; decimalLatitude: -25.363011; decimalLongitude: 31.891832; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 07/03/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; open savanna grassland on basalt; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Vurhami river, road H4-2; verbatimElevation: 219 m; decimalLatitude: -25.246385; decimalLongitude: 31.847472; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 07/03/2019; habitat: Season river ; wooded savanna on shale: Bushwillow , Leadwood , Marula and Knobthorn trees, and thorn thickets; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, N'watimhiri river, road S21, 1 km NE of Nhlotini waterhole; verbatimElevation: 283 m; decimalLatitude: -25.116682; decimalLongitude: 31.696896; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 17/11/2018; habitat: Seasonal river ; mixed woodland savanna and thorn thickets: Tamboti , Acacia , Marula and Bushwillows ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Letaba river, 10 km E of Letaba camp; verbatimElevation: 217 m; decimalLatitude: -23.844905; decimalLongitude: 31.641514; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 01/12/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Stapelkop dam; verbatimElevation: 362 m; decimalLatitude: -23.594645; decimalLongitude: 31.254819; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 30/11/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; mopani dominated woodland savanna on granite: Acacia , Bushwillow and Mopane ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 7; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Redrocks waterhole; verbatimElevation: 328 m; decimalLatitude: -23.172717; decimalLongitude: 31.299895; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 26/11/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road H 9, close to Misumani river ; verbatimElevation: 379 m; decimalLatitude: -23.930505; decimalLongitude: 31.398723; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 02/12/2019; habitat: Crest; mixed woodland savanna with sweet grazing: Knobthorn and Marula; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road H 1-6, 1 km SW of Olifantsbad pan; verbatimElevation: 426 m; decimalLatitude: -23.335829; decimalLongitude: 31.325420; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 26/11/2019; habitat: Crest; mopani dominated woodland savanna on granite: Acacia, Bushwillow and Mopane; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, N'waswitsontso river, road S86; verbatimElevation: 295 m; decimalLatitude: -24.678816; decimalLongitude: 31.791085; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 01/03/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; mixed thorn and Marula woodland savanna on granite: Bushwillow , Acacia and Marula ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, road S36, 5 km NE of Hlanguleni picnic site; verbatimElevation: 333 m; decimalLatitude: -24.681967; decimalLongitude: 31.666664; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 03/03/2019; habitat: Crest; mixed thorn and Marula woodland savanna on granite: Bushwillow, Acacia and Marula; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Sabie river, Lookout on S79 road; verbatimElevation: 200 m; decimalLatitude: -25.064099; decimalLongitude: 31.825735; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 24/02/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; mixed woodland savanna and thorn thickets: Tamboti , Acacia , Marula and Bushwillow ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, N'waswitsontso river, road S86; verbatimElevation: 295 m; decimalLatitude: -24.678816; decimalLongitude: 31.791085; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 15/11/2018; habitat: Seasonal river ; mixed thorn and Marula woodland savanna on granite: Bushwillow , Acacia and Marula ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Nyawutsi waterhole; verbatimElevation: 288 m; decimalLatitude: -23.294739; decimalLongitude: 31.529902; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 27/11/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; Lebombo - low, arid rhyolite hills: Acacia and thorn thickets; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Sabie river, road H4-1, 7.5 km E fo Skukuza camp; verbatimElevation: 265 m; decimalLatitude: -24.973743; decimalLongitude: 31.661434; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 06/11/2018; habitat: Perennial river ; mixed woodland savanna and thorn thickets: Tamboti , Acacia , Marula and Bushwillow ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Letaba river, 6 km N of Letaba camp; verbatimElevation: 245 m; decimalLatitude: -23.811079; decimalLongitude: 31.580949; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 25/11/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road S 47, Nwanedzi river; verbatimElevation: 278 m; decimalLatitude: -23.793044; decimalLongitude: 31.479490; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 02/12/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; mopani dominated woodland savanna on granite: Acacia , Bushwillow and Mopane ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Crocodile river, road S114, 5 km N of Malelane gate; verbatimElevation: 300 m; decimalLatitude: -25.437282; decimalLongitude: 31.528655; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 25/02/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; mixed woodland savanna and thorn thickets: Tamboti , Acacia , Marula and Bushwillow ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Makhadzi waterhole; verbatimElevation: 285 m; decimalLatitude: -23.697166; decimalLongitude: 31.617761; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 01/12/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Nkokhodzi river, road H1-6; verbatimElevation: 358 m; decimalLatitude: -23.239622; decimalLongitude: 31.312995; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 26/11/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; mopani dominated woodland savanna on granite: Acacia , Bushwillow and Mopane ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Tsendze river, 2 km SE of Frazerus waterhole; verbatimElevation: 352 m; decimalLatitude: -23.495737; decimalLongitude: 31.325834; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 30/11/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; mopani dominated woodland savanna on granite: Acacia , Bushwillow and Mopane ; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen

Description

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

Distribution

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 ).

Figures

Figure 14. Ozarba persinua Berio, 1940, South Africa, Kruger National Park; A male; B female; C male genitalia. The scale represents 5 mm.