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Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874

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Higher taxa:	Eupterotidae (family)/ Striphnopteryginae (subfamily)/ Lichenopteryx (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Felder, 1874
Citation:	Lichenopteryx n. g. despecta F. ♂
Original genus:	Lichenopteryx
Publication:	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	6; pl. 95, fig. 5
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221068
Name(English):	Despised Monkey

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Lichenopteryx despecta (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874	Mozambique		Takano H. & László G. M. 2022b. A provisional list of the Saturniidae and Eupterotidae of the Maputo Special Reserve, Mozambique (Lepidoptera: Bombycoidea). page 13
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera. page 6, legend of pl. 95
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874	Tanzania	Zanzibar (Unguja)	Holland W. J. 1896a. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbott, with descriptions of some apparently new species. page 250
Lichenopteryx despecta Felder, 1874	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 129

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