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Deltote icarus (Fawcett, 1918)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Eustrotiinae (subfamily)/  Deltote (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Deltote megalena
Authorship:(Fawcett, 1918)
Citation:Brevipecten icarus, sp. n.
Original genus:Brevipecten
Publication:Fawcett J. M. 1918. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:(1917)
Issue:3–4
Pagination:240; pl. 1, fig. 24
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31579962
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Deltote icarus (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Metachrostis megalena Mabille, 1900; synonymized by R. W. Poole (1989).

Poole R. W. 1989. Noctuidae. – In: Heppner J. B. (Ed.) Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series) Fasc. 118, Parts 1, 2, 3.
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Deltote icarus (Fawcett, 1918) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Kenya Kenya, British East Africa, Kedai, 1911-11-28, leg. W. Feather.
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