species: similis Kraatz 1896
wild habitat: all primary habitats of eastern Africa
origin: Tanzania, Rubeho Mt., I/2011 leg. Malec Petr
wild imago size: 12-13 mm
breeding difficulty: I´ve never bred this species

species: simillima Kraatz 1896
wild habitat: thorny Acacia shrubs, found cohabiting with Homothyrea sp. and other Leucocelis sp.
origin: Ethiopia, near Finchawa, 5/2008 leg. Malec Petr
wild imago size: 11-12 mm
breeding difficulty: I´ve never bred this species

species: triliturata Quedenfeld 1884
wild habitat: Acacia woodland and savannah
origin: Zambia, near Solwezi, 2/2005 leg. Malec Petr, det. Sebastien Rojkoff
wild imago size: 11-12 mm
breeding difficulty: medium, species with low oviposition in captive breeding

species: viridissima Lansberge 1882
wild habitat: primary forest habitats of Ethiopia
origin: Ethiopia, near Kibre Mengist, 5/2008 leg. Malec Petr
wild imago size: 11-12 mm
breeding difficulty: medium to difficult, pupal stage is very problematic

species: vitticollis? Boheman 1857
wild habitat: savannah species, found in southestern Africa
origin: Tanzania, 40 km N from Songea, I/2011 leg. Malec Petr
wild imago size: 9-10 mm

subgenus: AMAUROLEUCOCELIS Bourgoin 1913
species: lunata (Reiche, 1849)
wild habitat: throughout all eastern tropical Africa, forest species
origin 1: Ethiopia, near Finchawa , 5/2008 leg. Malec Petr
origin 2: Uganda, Mpanga forest, 11/2006 leg. Malec Petr
wild imago size: 10-11 mm
breeding difficulty: unknown, I´ve never found sufficient population for breeding

       
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