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Deltote megalena (Mabille, 1900)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Eustrotiinae (subfamily)/  Deltote (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Mabille, 1900)
Citation:Metachrostis megalena n. sp.
Original genus:Metachrostis
Publication:Mabille P. 1900. Lepidoptera nova malgassica et africana.
Journal:Annales de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:68 (1899)
Issue:4
Pagination:730
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8431933
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Deltote megalena (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Deltote megalena (Mabille, 1900) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK (see P. Viette & D. S. Fletcher 1968: 414). Africa orientalis. Viette P. & Fletcher D. S. 1968. The types of Lepidoptera Heterocera described by P. Mabille. page 730
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Deltote megalena (Mabille, 1900) Kenya Fawcett J. M. 1918. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13. page 240 (as icarus)
Deltote megalena (Mabille, 1900) South Africa Mabille P. 1900. Lepidoptera nova malgassica et africana. page 730
Deltote megalena (Mabille, 1900) South Africa Limpopo page R. Fiebig
Deltote megalena (Mabille, 1900) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Prout A. E. 1925. Seven apparently new S. African Noctuidae. page 216 (as platti)
Deltote megalena (Mabille, 1900) Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Deltote icarus (Fawcett, 1918) (Fawcett, 1918) species Synonym Brevipecten icarus
Deltote platti (Prout A. E., 1925) (Prout A. E., 1925) species Synonym Exophyla platti