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Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Xanthorhoini (tribe)/  Scotopteryx (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Citation:Larentia Tr. nictitaria H-S.
Original genus:Larentia
Publication:Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter).
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Volume:(1) 1
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Pagination:66, 83; pl. [101], fig. 451
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33669218
Name(English):Straightline Rivulet
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Scotopteryx nictitaria (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) unknown Not stated. South Africa [South Africa, Western Cape], Cape.
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Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Debauche H. R. 1938a. Geometridae (Lep. Het.). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). page 25 (as cineraria)
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Eswatini Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars page 170 (map)
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Ethiopia Herbulot C. 1983b. Missions de M. P.-C. Rougeot en Ethiopie et en République de Djibouti. Lepidoptera Geometridae 2. page 12
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Kenya Herbulot C. 1981c. Mission entomologique du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale aux Monts Uluguru, Tanzanie (L. Berger, N. Leloup et J. Debecker, V–VIII.1971). 26. Lepidoptera Geometridae. page 222
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Lesotho Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars page 170 (map)
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Malawi Debauche H. R. 1938a. Geometridae (Lep. Het.). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). page 25
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 96
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Western Cape Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter). page 66
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Gauteng Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars page 170 (map)
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars page 170 (map)
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars page 170 (map)
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Eastern Cape Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 381
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Tanzania Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 427
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Zambia Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 96
Scotopteryx nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Zimbabwe Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 96
Scotopteryx nictitaria cineraria (Aurivillius, 1910) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Debauche H. R. 1938a. Geometridae (Lep. Het.). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). page 25
Scotopteryx nictitaria cineraria (Aurivillius, 1910) Tanzania Aurivillius C. 1910c. Lepidoptera – In: Sjöstedt, Y. (ed.) Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenen Massaisteppen Deutsch-Ostafrikas 1905–06. Part 9. page 44
Scotopteryx nictitaria nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Malawi Debauche H. R. 1938a. Geometridae (Lep. Het.). Explorations du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. de Witte (1933–1935). page 25
Scotopteryx nictitaria nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) South Africa Western Cape Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter). page 66
Scotopteryx nictitaria nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) Tanzania Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 427
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scotopteryx nictitaria cineraria (Aurivillius, 1910) (Aurivillius, 1910) subspecies Accepted Onychia nictitaria cineraria
Scotopteryx nictitaria nictitaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) subspecies Accepted Larentia nictitaria nictitaria
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination