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Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890)

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Higher taxa: Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Agroterini (tribe)/  Syllepte (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Tutt, 1890)
Citation:Aphytoceros vagans (Mihi)
Original genus:Aphytoceros
Publication:Tutt J. W. 1890. Aphytoceros vagans (mihi), a species new to science.
Journal:Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation
Volume:1
Issue:8
Pagination:203
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9018196

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Syllepte by R. Mally et al. (2015: 150). Misplaced in Syllepte, see M. A. Solis et al. (2023: 355).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Syllepte vagans (Tutt, 1890) Holotype unknown NHMUK Holotype, NHMUK, not traced (see R. Mally et al. 2015: 150). United Kingdom of Great Britain and N Ireland United Kingdom, Sommersetshire, Chepstow [imported, probably originating from South America or West Indies]. Mally R., Korycinska A., Agassiz D. J. L., Hall J., Hodgetts J. & Nuss M. 2015. Discovery of an unknown diversity of Leucinodes species damaging Solanaceae fruits in sub-Saharan Africa and moving in trade (Insects, Lepidoptera, Pyraloidea). page 203
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Syllepte longipalpis (Warren, 1892) (Warren, 1892) species Synonym Aphytoceros longipalpis