Marcipa insulata (Walker, 1865)

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Permalink:	MARCINSU
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Anobinae (subfamily)/  Marcipa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1865)
Citation:	Birtha insulata
Original genus:	Birtha
Publication:	Walker F. 1865c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXIII.– Supplement Part 3.
Journal:	—
Volume:	33
Issue:
Pagination:	976–977
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38918033

Marcipa insulata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Marcipa by M. Gaede (1939: 295).

Gaede M. 1934–1940. Noctuidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. IIe Abteilung: Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Afrikanischen Faunengebietes. XV. Band: Eulenartige Nachtfalter.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Marcipa insulata (Walker, 1865)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, abdomen missing (see J. Pelletier 1978: 63), NHMUK.	Sri Lanka	[Sri Lanka], Ceylon.	Pelletier J. 1978. Révision des espèces du genre Marcipa F. Walker (Lépidoptères Noctuidae Ophiderinae). page 976–977

Distribution note:

Oriental: Sri Lanka.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Marcipa insulata (Walker, 1865)	Côte d'Ivoire		Pelletier J. 1978. Révision des espèces du genre Marcipa F. Walker (Lépidoptères Noctuidae Ophiderinae). page 63
Marcipa insulata (Walker, 1865)	Kenya		Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2005. Lepidoptera diversity, floristic composition and structure of three Kaya forests on the south coast of Kenya. page 138
Marcipa insulata (Walker, 1865)	Mozambique		page B. Wursten
Marcipa insulata (Walker, 1865)	Nigeria		Pelletier J. 1978. Révision des espèces du genre Marcipa F. Walker (Lépidoptères Noctuidae Ophiderinae). page 63

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Marcipa insulata (1)

Marcipa insulata (2)

Marcipa insulata (3)

Marcipa insulata (4)

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