Zobida colon (Möschler, 1872)

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Permalink:	EILECOLO
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Lithosiina (subtribe)/  Zobida (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Möschler, 1872)
Citation:	Lithosia colon
Original genus:	Lithosia
Publication:	Möschler H. B. 1872. Neue exotische Schmetterlinge.
Journal:	Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung
Volume:	33
Issue:	7–9
Pagination:	353–354
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8987029

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Zobida by M. Krüger (2015b: 32).

Krüger M. 2015b. Generic classification of Afrotropical footman moths sensu stricto (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini (partim)).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Zobida colon (Möschler, 1872)	Holotype	♀	MfN	Holotype ♀, MfN.		[Bangladesh], Silhet [erroneous, see Möschler 1884: 288].

Distribution note:

Oriental: Bangladesh. The record of Ethiopia (de Toulgoët 1977a: 69) refers to Eilema griseata de Toulgoët, 1980 (see H. de Toulgoët 1984b: 50).

Toulgoët H. de 1984b. Description de nouvelles Arctiides de Madagascar (Lep. Arctiidae Arctiinae) (26e note).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Zobida colon (Möschler, 1872)	Djibouti		Toulgoët H. de 1977a. Arctiidae et Nolidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 69
Zobida colon (Möschler, 1872)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 288
Zobida colon (Möschler, 1872)	South Africa	Limpopo	Mey W. & Kühne L. 2014. Results of a short collecting trip to the Central Lowveld in the Limpopo Province, South Africa, with description of Deltote johnjoannoui sp. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 241

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Zobida tetrasticta (Hampson, 1900)	(Hampson, 1900)	species	Synonym	Eilema tetrasticta