Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Rhypopteryx (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Felder R., 1874)
Citation:	Arctia rhodalipha F.
Original genus:	Arctia
Publication:	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	2; pl. c, fig. 25
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221087

Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Rhypopteryx by C. L.Collenette (1955a: 188).

Collenette C. L. 1955a. A key to the African genera of Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Western Cape, Cape of Good Hope], Cap. b. sp., leg. Trimen.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 34
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	Eswatini		page TMSA
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	Malawi		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 48
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 200 (as tesselata)
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	South Africa	Western Cape	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 2
Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (Felder R., 1874)	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 180

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (1)

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Rhypopteryx rhodalipha (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Rhypopteryx rhodophila (Hering, 1926)	(Hering, 1926)	species	Misapplied	Aclonophlebia rhodophila
Rhypopteryx tesellata (Bryk, 1934)	(Bryk, 1934)	species	Misapplied	Aclonophlebia tesellata
Rhypopteryx tesselata (Hering, 1926)	(Hering, 1926)	species	Misapplied	Aclonophlebia tesselata
Rhypopteryx tessellata (Distant, 1897)	(Distant, 1897)	species	Synonym	Lymantria tessellata