Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874

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Permalink:	TEARASPE
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Tearosoma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Felder R., 1874
Citation:	Tearosoma aspersum F.
Original genus:	Tearosoma
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:	9; pl. c, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221067

Tearosoma aspersum (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, locality not stated.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	Namibia		Mey W. 2007f. Macrolepidoptera: smaller families and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Heterocera, Rhopalocera). – In Mey, W. (ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 2. page 162
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	South Africa		Swinhoe C. 1903a. A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the national collection. page 474
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	South Africa	Northern Cape	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 406

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Tearosoma aspersum (1)

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