Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Selenepherini (tribe)/  Pachymeta (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1855)
Citation:	Lebeda contraria
Original genus:	Lebeda
Publication:	Walker F. 1855d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VI.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	6
Issue:
Pagination:	1454
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38953228

Pachymeta contraria (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.		Africa W.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Cameroon		Druce H. 1887b. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. page 680 (as massilia)
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Central African Republic		page P. Basquin
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Bas Congo	Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung. page 8
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Côte d'Ivoire		Basquin P. 2016b. Premières données sur les Lasiocampidae du Mont Tonkoui (République de Côte d'Ivoire). page 35
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Gabon		page P. Basquin
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Kenya		Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 129
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Nigeria		Sharpe E. M. 1902. A list of Lepidoptera collected by Dr. Cuthbert Christy in Nigeria. page 106
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Tanzania		Darge Ph. 2011f. Les premiers états de deux Lasiocampidae de Tanzanie (Lepidoptera, Lasiocampidae, Stoermeriana, Pachymeta). page 16
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Togo		page P. Basquin
Pachymeta contraria (Walker, 1855)	Uganda		Joannou J. G. & Kühne L. 2008. Lasiocampidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 129

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Pachymeta contraria (1)

Pachymeta contraria (2)

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Pachymeta contraria (4)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pachymeta massilia (Druce, 1887)	(Druce, 1887)	species	Synonym	Pachypasa massilia