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Thyretarctia didyma (Kiriakoff, 1957)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Thyretarctia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Kiriakoff, 1957)
Citation:Metarctia (Thyretarctia) didyma spec. nov.
Original genus:Metarctia
Publication:Kiriakoff S. G. 1957a. New Thyretidae (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea).
Journal:Tijdschrift voor Entomologie
Volume:100
Issue:1
Pagination:98–99, fig. 5; pl. 5, fig. 36
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30310149
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Thyretarctia didyma (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Thyretarctia didyma (Kiriakoff, 1957) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Ghana [Ghana], W Africa, Kumasi, leg. J. D. G. Sanders.
Thyretarctia didyma (Kiriakoff, 1957) Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK. Ghana [Ghana], W Africa, Kumasi, leg. J. D. G. Sanders.
Distribution note:

Possibly synonymous with Metarctia haematica Holland, 1893 (see Ł. Przybyłowicz 2009: 88).

Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination