Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Orgyiini (tribe)/  Laelia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Swinhoe, 1903)
Citation:	Dasychira gwelila, nov.
Original genus:	Dasychira
Publication:	Swinhoe C. 1903a. A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the national collection.
Journal:	Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:	1903
Issue:	3
Pagination:	469
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12069616

Laelia gwelila (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Laelia by C. L. Collenette (1934: 221).

Collenette C. L. 1934. Notes on the genus Laelia Steph. (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae), with descriptions of new species.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Gwelil, leg. C. S. Betton.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)	Kenya		Swinhoe C. 1903a. A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the national collection. page 469
Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)	Namibia		Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 172
Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 402
Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)	South Africa	Limpopo	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241
Laelia gwelila (Swinhoe, 1903)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 402

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Laelia gwelila (1)

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