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Eressa pleurosticta Hampson, 1910

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Syntomina (subtribe)/  Eressa (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1910
Citation:Eressa pleurosticta, sp. n.
Original genus:Eressa
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1910
Issue:2
Pagination:390; pl. 36, fig. 4
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31563138

Taxonomic note:

This species belongs not to Eressa but probably to Amata (J. J. de Freina i.l. 31.i.2019). If this taxon were transferred to Amata, it would need a replacement name because it would cause a junior homonymy with Amata pleurosticta (Hampson, 1898) from Borneo.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Eressa pleurosticta Hampson, 1910 Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Lualaba River, 07.v.1907, leg. S. A. Neave.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination