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Spilosoma nivea (Bethune-Baker, 1911)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Arctiini (tribe)/  Spilosomina (subtribe)/  Spilosoma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Citation:Pseudarctia nivea, sp. n.
Original genus:Pseudarctia
Publication:Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 7
Issue:42
Pagination:540
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098501
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Spilosoma rubrifemora (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Spilosoma by C. L. Collenette (1955a: 189).

Collenette C. L. 1955a. A key to the African genera of Lymantriidae (Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Spilosoma nivea (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Uganda Uganda, N'Tebi.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Spilosoma nivea (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu Dufrane A. 1939. Lépidoptères du Kivu (1re note). page 406 (as rubrifemora)
Spilosoma nivea (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Uganda Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera. page 540
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Spilosoma rubrifemora (Bethune-Baker, 1913) (Bethune-Baker, 1913) species Synonym Acantharctia rubrifemora
Spilosoma ugandensis (Hering, 1926) (Hering, 1926) species Synonym Dasychira ugandensis