Eligma laetepicta Oberthür, 1893

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Higher taxa:	Nolidae (family)/  Eligminae (subfamily)/  Eligma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Oberthür, 1893
Citation:	Eligma laetepicta, Obthr
Original genus:	Eligma
Publication:	Oberthür C. 1893a. Lépidoptères d'Afrique.
Journal:	Etudes d'Entomologie
Volume:	17
Issue:
Pagination:	32–33; pl. 1, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10521342

Eligma laetepicta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Eligma laetepicta Oberthür, 1893	Holotype	♂	MNHN	Holotype ♂, MNHN.	Tanzania	[Tanzania], Usambara, leg. L. Conradt.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Eligma laetepicta Oberthür, 1893	Kenya		Holland W. J. 1896d. List of the Lepidoptera collected in East Africa, 1894, by Mr. William Astor Chanler and Lieut. Ludwig von Höhnel. page 765
Eligma laetepicta Oberthür, 1893	Malawi		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 207
Eligma laetepicta Oberthür, 1893	Tanzania		Oberthür C. 1893a. Lépidoptères d'Afrique. page 32

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Eligma laetepicta (1)

Eligma laetepicta (2)

Eligma laetepicta (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Eligma laetipicta Pinhey, 1975	Pinhey, 1975	species	Misapplied	Eligma laetipicta
Eligma uncata Strand, 1914	Strand, 1914	species	Misapplied	Eligma uncata