Thirteen moth species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Noctuidae) newly recorded in South Africa, with comments on their distribution Author Delabye, Sylvain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0911-9721 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic & Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic sylvain.delabye@gmail.com Author Gaona, Fernando P Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic & Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Author Potocky, Pavel Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Author Foxcroft, Llewellyn C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7071-6739 Scientific Services, South African National Parks, Skukuza, South Africa & Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Author Halamova, Pavla Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Author Hejda, Martin Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Pruhonice, Czech Republic Author MacFadyen, Sandra Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Author Pyskova, Klara Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic & Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Pruhonice, Czech Republic Author Sedlacek, Ondrej Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Author Stankova, Marketa Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Author Storch, David Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic & Center for Theoretical Study, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Author Pysek, Petr Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic & Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, Pruhonice, Czech Republic Author Tropek, Robert https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7499-6259 Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic & Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic robert.tropek@gmail.com text Biodiversity Data Journal 2022 2022-08-25 10 89729 89729 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e89729 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e89729 1314-2828-10-e89729 584C0E74214F577AA1058A36F54F4919 Eublemma savour Berio, 1950 Erebidae , Boletobiinae Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence: individualCount: 1 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon: scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio, 1950; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Mpumalanga ; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP , road H1-6, 1 km SW of Olifantsbad pan; verbatimElevation: 426 m ; decimalLatitude: -23.335829 ; decimalLongitude: 31.325420 ; Identification: identifiedBy: Sylvain Delabye ; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 24/02/2020 ; habitat: Crest; 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: female ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon: scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio, 1950; Location: country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo ; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP , road H9, 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: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : individualCount: 1 ; sex: female ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon : scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio , 1950; Location : country: South Africa ; stateProvince: Limpopo ; verbatimLocality: Kruger NP , road S47, 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: female ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon : scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio , 1950; 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: 18/02/2020 ; habitat: Perennial river ; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence: individualCount: 1 ; sex: female ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon: scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio, 1950; 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: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : individualCount: 1 ; sex: male ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon : scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio , 1950; 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: 20/02/2020 ; habitat: Perennial river ; open savanna grassland with stunted mopane; Record Level : type: PhysicalObject ; institutionCode: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : individualCount: 2 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon : scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio , 1950; 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: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material . Occurrence : individualCount: 1 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon : scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio , 1950; 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 ; lifeStage: adult ; Taxon : scientificName: Eublemma savour Berio , 1950; 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: ZMJU; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Description The identification was based on Hacker (2019) . Distribution 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 ).