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Polypogon pernix (Townsend, 1958)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Herminiinae (subfamily)/  Polypogon (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Townsend, 1958)
Citation:Osericana pernix sp. n.
Original genus:Osericana
Publication:Townsend A. L. H. 1958. Four new species of African Heterocera.
Journal:The Entomologist
Volume:91
Issue:
Pagination:204–205; pl. 3, fig. 2
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Polypogon by H. Hacker (2021: 231). Placed in Erebidae i.s. by D. Lees & J. Minet (2022: 1170).

Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Polypogon pernix (Townsend, 1958) Holotype ♂ Holotype ♂, coll. Townsend Kenya Kenya, Nakuru, leg. A. L. H. Townsend.
Polypogon pernix (Townsend, 1958) Allotype ♀ Allotype ♀, coll. Townsend Kenya Kenya, Nakuru, leg. A. L. H. Townsend.
Polypogon pernix (Townsend, 1958) Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 5♂, 1♀, NHMUK, coll. Townsend. Kenya Kenya, Nakuru, leg. A. L. H. Townsend.
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Polypogon fuscomaculalis (Saalmüller, 1880) (Saalmüller, 1880) species Synonym Hypena fuscomaculalis