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» Basiothia medea - (Fabricius, 1781)
Taxonomy
Basiothia
medea
(Fabricius, 1781)
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Nomenclature
Subtribe:
Choerocampina
Genus:
Basiothia
Species:
Basiothia
medea
(Fabricius, 1781)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Species insectorum exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin adiectis observationibus, descriptionibus
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Type data:
TYPE(S) [♂] "Africa aequinoctiali" [NHMUK]. There is a male type in the Banks collection, NHMUK.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Basiothia by Kirby, 1892, Synonymic Cat. Lepid. Heterocera 1: 648.
Synonyms:
7
Media
Basiothia medea, male, upperside. Angola, Pungo Andongo
Basiothia medea, male, upperside. Angola, Pungo Andongo
Basiothia medea, male, underside. Angola, Pungo Andongo
Basiothia medea, male, underside. Angola, Pungo Andongo
Basiothia medea, female, upperside. South Africa, Natal
Basiothia medea, female, upperside. South Africa, Natal
Basiothia medea, female, underside. South Africa, Natal
Basiothia medea, female, underside. South Africa, Natal
Basiothia medea, male, upperside. Angola, Pungo Andongo
Basiothia medea, male, underside. Angola, Pungo Andongo
Basiothia medea, female, upperside. South Africa, Natal
Basiothia medea, female, underside. South Africa, Natal
Distribution
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
