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

species: ivoriensis Antoine, 2003
wild habitat: forestal species
origin: Nimini Hills, 5 km W Njaiama, V/2013
wild imago size: 8-9 mm
breeding difficulty: unknown, only one male found

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subgenus: TRICHOTHYREA Kolbe, 1895
species: mulsanti (Guérin, 1845)
wild habitat: primary forest habitats of Ethiopia
origin: Ethiopia, near Kibre Mengist, V/2008
wild imago size: 11-12 mm
breeding difficulty: medium to difficult, pupal stage is very problematic

       
Leucocelis (Trichothyrea) mulsanti (first photo in wild habitat)

subgenus: HETEROSTETHA Moser, 1911
species: kristenseni Moser, 1911
wild habitat: Acacia thorny shrubland, found on locality cohabiting with L. discicollis
origin: Ethiopia, near Bedele, IV/2002
wild imago size: 14-15 mm
breeding difficulty: medium to difficult, low or none oviposition is characteristic for this species

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