Sesamia rufescens Hampson, 1910

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sesamia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1910
Citation:	Sesamia rufescens, n. sp.
Original genus:	Sesamia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	9
Issue:
Pagination:	329; pl. 144, fig. 22
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16271265

Sesamia rufescens (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sesamia rufescens Hampson, 1910	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1248♂, NHMUK	South Africa	[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Durban, xii.1906, leg. G. F. Leigh.
Sesamia rufescens Hampson, 1910	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 3♂, 1♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], Natal, Durban, xii.1906, leg. G. F. Leigh.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sesamia rufescens Hampson, 1910	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. page 329
Sesamia rufescens Hampson, 1910	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 370
Sesamia rufescens Hampson, 1910	Zambia		Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 675

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Sesamia rufescens (1)

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