Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Aganainae (subfamily)/  Sommeria (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hübner, 1831
Citation:	Sommeria Culta
Original genus:	Sommeria
Publication:	Hübner J. 1818–1825. Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge [sic], bestehend in Bekundigung einzelner Fliegmuster neuer oder rarer nichteuropäischer Gattungen.
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Pagination:	13; figs 433, 434
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12723674

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831		unknown		Not stated	South Africa	[South Africa], no precise locality stated.	Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). page 13; figs 433, 434
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831		unknown		probably lost (see J. Zwier 2022: 240).	South Africa	[South Africa], no precise locality stated.	Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). page 13; figs 433, 434

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831	Eswatini		page K. Braun
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831	Kenya		Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 429
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831	Mozambique		Gaede M. 1926b. Arctiidae, Subfamilien Hypsinae, Micrarctiinae, Spilosominae, etc. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 91
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831	South Africa	Western Cape	Walker F. 1865a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXI.– Supplement. page 294 (as marmorata)
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 172
Sommeria culta Hübner, 1831	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Zwier J. H. H. 2022. Aganainae of the World (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). page 240

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Sommeria marmorata (Walker, 1865)	(Walker, 1865)	species	Synonym	Spilosoma marmorata