Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Agaristinae (subfamily)/  Paida (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Trimen, 1863)
Citation:	Pais pulchra
Original genus:	Pais
Publication:	Trimen R. 1863. Description of three new species of the genus Anthocharis Boisd., and a new species of the genus Pais Hübn., from tropical south western Africa.
Journal:	Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:	(3) 1
Issue:
Pagination:	524–525
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32121478

Paida pulchra (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)	Holotype	♀		Holotype ♀.	Namibia	[Namibia], Deutsch Südwest-Afrika, Damaraland, leg. J. A. Bell.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)	Namibia		Trimen R. 1863. Description of three new species of the genus Anthocharis Boisd., and a new species of the genus Pais Hübn., from tropical south western Africa. page 525
Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Butler A. G. 1879f. Description of a new species of the lepidopterous genus Pais (Fam. Agaristidae). page 10 (as gordoni)
Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)	South Africa	Western Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Paida pulchra (Trimen, 1863)	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 25

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Paida pulchra (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Paida gordoni (Butler, 1879)	(Butler, 1879)	species	Synonym	Pais gordoni