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Neuranethes avitta (Fawcett, 1918)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Hadeninae (subfamily)/  Neuranethes (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Neuranethes angola
Authorship:(Fawcett, 1918)
Citation:Odontestra avitta, sp. n.
Original genus:Odontestra
Publication:Fawcett J. M. 1918. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:(1917)
Issue:3–4
Pagination:236–237; pl. 1, fig. 15
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31579958
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Neuranethes avitta (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Neuranethes angola Bethune-Baker, 1911; synonymized by A. Legrain (21.ix.2016), already indicated by M. Honey (BMNH LepIndex) in 1987.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Neuranethes avitta (Fawcett, 1918) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, abdomen missing [a wrong, female abdomen was glued to the specimen later on, genitalia slide BM 2129♀], NHMUK. Kenya [Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Kedai, 08.xii.1911, leg. W. Feather.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination