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Amerila vidua vidua (Cramer, 1780)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Amerilini (tribe)/  Amerila (genus)/  Amerila vidua (species)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Cramer, 1780)
Citation:Phal.[aena] Noct.[ua] Vidua
Original genus:Noctua
Publication:Cramer P. 1779–1780. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.).
Journal:—
Volume:3
Issue:17–24
Pagination:127, 176 (index); pl. cclxiv, fig. C
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136619http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136619
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Amerila vidua vidua (1)
Taxonomic note:

The type locality in the original description is given as "Kust van Guiné", which well might be Ghana.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amerila vidua vidua (Cramer, 1780) Neotype ♂ NHMUK Neotype ♂, designated by C. Häuser & M. Boppré (1997: 36), NHMUK. Ghana Ghana, Kakum National Park, near Cape Coast, 16.iv.1995, at Heliotropium bait, leg. M. Boppré. Häuser C. L. & Boppré M. 1997. A revision of the Afrotropical taxa of the genus Amerila Walker (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). page 127, 176 (index); pl. cclxiv, fig. C
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination