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Amata francisca (Butler, 1876)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Syntomina (subtribe)/  Amata (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Butler, 1876)
Citation:S.[yntomis] francisca, n. sp.
Original genus:Syntomis
Publication:Butler A. G. 1876a. Notes on the Lepidoptera of the family Zygaenidae, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Journal:Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology
Volume:(2) 12
Issue:60–62
Pagination:349
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31981912
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Amata francisca (1)
Taxonomic note:

Had been regarded as a subspecies of Syntomis cerbera Linnaeus, 1764, but reinstated as a valid species by J. J. de Freina (2009: 180).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amata francisca (Butler, 1876) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, [no date], leg. J. Foxcroft.
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
Amata costiplaga (Mabille, 1891) (Mabille, 1891) species Misapplied Syntomis costiplaga
Amata curtiplaga (Mabille, 1890) (Mabille, 1890) species Synonym Syntomis curtiplaga
Amata curviplaga (Kirby, 1892) (Kirby, 1892) species Misapplied Zygaena curviplaga