Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Lithosiini (tribe)/  Clemensiina (subtribe)/  Siccia (genus)/  cretata species-group (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1914
Citation:	Siccia cretata, n. sp.
Original genus:	Siccia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1914a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement Volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum.
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Pagination:	705; pl. 37, fig. 11
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25162198

Siccia cretata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide Arctiidae 318♀, type no NHMUK010914277, NHMUK.	Ghana	[Ghana], Gold Coast, Bibianaha, xi.1911, leg. H. G. F. Spurrell.

Distribution note:

The records of Sierra Leone and Tanzania need confirmation (see A. V. Volynkin 2023: 57).

Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Central African Republic		Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 57
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Congo		Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 57
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Equateur	Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 57
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 57
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Côte d'Ivoire		Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 56
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Gabon		Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 57
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Ghana		Hampson G. F. 1914a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement Volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum. page 705
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Guinea		Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 56
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Kenya		Kühne L. 2008. Sphingidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiinae, and Aganaidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 166
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Liberia		Volynkin A. V. 2023a. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Siccia Walker (=Aemene Walker, syn. n.) in the Afrotropics with descriptions of seventy-three new species, three new subspecies, and a check-list of Asiatic taxa of the genus (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae). page 56
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Sierra Leone		Seitz A. 1926c. Arctiidae. Subfamilien Nolinae and Lithosiinae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 68
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Tanzania		page S. King
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1914a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement Volume 1. Catalogue of the Amatidae and Arctiadae (Nolinae and Lithosianae) in the collection of the British Museum. page 705

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Siccia cretata Hampson, 1914	Undefined Lichens	Undefined		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 176

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