Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910)

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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910)

Noctuidae , Eustrotiinae

Materials

Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Sabie river, 2 km S of N'wanghandze waterhole; verbatimElevation: 152 m; decimalLatitude: -25.158984; decimalLongitude: 31.998265; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 05/03/2019; habitat: Perennial 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Letaba river, 5 km E of Road H14; verbatimElevation: 278 m; decimalLatitude: -23.757038; decimalLongitude: 31.392944; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 19/02/2020; 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: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road S133, 6 km S of Jumbo waterhole; verbatimElevation: 365 m; decimalLatitude: -23.844016; decimalLongitude: 31.365157; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 19/02/2020; 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: 5; sex: 2 males, 3 females; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Mnondozi river, pan 1 km S of Hlwehlwe; verbatimElevation: 188 m; decimalLatitude: -25.067375; decimalLongitude: 31.973211; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 05/03/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; open savanna grassland on basalt; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); 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: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Sweni Bird Hide; verbatimElevation: 187 m; decimalLatitude: -24.474196; decimalLongitude: 31.972276; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 02/03/2019; habitat: Perennial river ; rugged veld: mixed thronveld and woodland savanna; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 2; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Gayisenga waterhole; verbatimElevation: 256 m; decimalLatitude: -25.270645; decimalLongitude: 31.756561; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 06/03/2019; 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: 2; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); 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 woodlandsavanna 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); 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: 27/02/2019; 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Sabie river, 2 km S of N'wanghandze waterhole; verbatimElevation: 152 m; decimalLatitude: -25.158984; decimalLongitude: 31.998265; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 09/11/2018; habitat: Perennial 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; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Road S122, 4 km E of Hillside waterhole; verbatimElevation: 281 m; decimalLatitude: -24.973976; decimalLongitude: 31.928260; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 05/03/2019; habitat: Crest; 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Shingwedzi river, Historical Site 50; verbatimElevation: 266 m; decimalLatitude: -23.220380; decimalLongitude: 31.552017; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 26/02/2020; habitat: Perennial 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; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, N'waswitsontso river, road S125, 1 km NW of Mhisanamond waterhole; verbatimElevation: 329 m; decimalLatitude: -24.600415; decimalLongitude: 31.687177; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 03/03/2019; habitat: Perennial 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); 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: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, Nhlanganini dam; verbatimElevation: 327 m; decimalLatitude: -23.933918; decimalLongitude: 31.494673; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 21/02/2020; habitat: Perennial river ; 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 atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, N'wanetzi river, road S100, 2 km W of Nsasane waterhole; verbatimElevation: 228 m; decimalLatitude: -24.381219; decimalLongitude: 31.886093; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event : eventDate: 02/03/2019; habitat: Seasonal river ; rugged veld: mixed thornveld and woodland savanna; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: individualCount: 1; lifeStage: adult; Taxon: scientificName: Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910); Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP, road H1-5, 11 km S of Letaba camp; verbatimElevation: 301 m; decimalLatitude: -23.930371; decimalLongitude: 31.600825; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 20/02/2020; habitat: Crest; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level: type: PhysicalObject; institutionCode: IECA; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen

Description

The identification was based on Hacker (2016).

Distribution

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 ).

Figures

Figure 6. Ozarba atrisigna (Hampson, 1910), male genitalia, South Africa, Kruger National Park.