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Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sesamiina (subtribe)/  Sesamia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Lederer, 1857
Citation:Sesamia. Nonagrioides – cretica
Original genus:Sesamia
Publication:Lederer J. 1857b. Die Noctuinen Europa's mit Zuziehung einiger bisher meist dazu gezählter Arten des asiatischen Russland's, Kleinasien's, Syrien's und Labrador's.
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Pagination:225
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39811961
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Sesamia cretica (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, MfN. Greece Greece, Crete, "Europe".
Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, Canary Islands, Crete, Corsica, Croatia, Dalmatia, Egypt (Sinai), France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan. The record of La Réunion (Mabille 1897b: 390) is erroneous (see P. Viette 1957d: 192).

Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Cameroon Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region. page 414
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Ethiopia Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 672
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Kenya Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region. page 409
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Lesotho Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. page 331
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Mauritania Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 373
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Oman Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 595
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 157
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Somalia Berio E. 1938a. Una nueva specie di Chaerocina di Eritrea (Lepid.; Sphingidae). page 195
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 376
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 South Africa Eastern Cape Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 476
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Sudan Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. page 331
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 106
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 United Arab Emirates Legrain A. & Wiltshire E. P. 1998. Provisional checklist of the Macro-Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of the UAE. page 7
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Western Sahara Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 373
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Yemen Rebel H. 1907a. Lepidopteren aus Südarabien und von der Insel Sokotra. page 87
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Cenchrus americanus Poaceae Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 672 (as Pennisetum glaucum)
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Panicum repens Poaceae Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region. page 414
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Saccharum aegyptiacum Poaceae Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 157
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Saccharum officinarum Poaceae Ethiopia Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region. page 409
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Sorghum bicolor Poaceae Croatia Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region. page 409
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Sorghum halepense Poaceae Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 672
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Sorghum sp. Poaceae Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 672
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Sorghum vulgare Poaceae Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region. page 409
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Zea mays Poaceae Uganda Hargreaves H. 1939. Notes on some pests of maize and millets in Uganda. page 106
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857 Zea mays Poaceae Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 672
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
Sesamia fraterna Moore, 1882 Moore, 1882 species Synonym Sesamia fraterna
Sesamia griselda Warren, 1913 Warren, 1913 species Synonym Sesamia griselda
Sesamia pecki Tams, 1938 Tams, 1938 species Synonym Sesamia pecki
Sesamia striata Staudinger, 1888 Staudinger, 1888 species Synonym Sesamia striata
Sesamia uniformis (Dudgeon, 1905) (Dudgeon, 1905) species Synonym Nonagria uniformis
Sesamia vuterioides Strand, 1915 Strand, 1915 species Synonym Sesamia vuterioides