Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)

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Higher taxa:	Lasiocampidae (family)/  Lasiocampinae (subfamily)/  Lasiocampini (tribe)/  Selena (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Druce, 1887)
Citation:	Megasoma vesta, n. sp.
Original genus:	Megasoma
Publication:	Druce H. 1887b. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1887
Issue:
Pagination:	679–680; pl. 55, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31784342

Selena vesta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Cameroon	Cameroon, W Africa.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Cameroon		Druce H. 1887b. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, mostly from tropical Africa. page 680
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Côte d'Ivoire		Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 250
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Ghana		Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 40
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Nigeria		Aurivillius C. 1915. New species of African Lasiocampidae and Strichnopterygidae from English collections. page 5
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Uganda		Aurivillius C. 1915. New species of African Lasiocampidae and Strichnopterygidae from English collections. page 4

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Cupressus macrocarpa	Cupressaceae	Ghana	Wagner M. R., Cobbinah J. R. & Bosu P. P. 2008. Forest entomology in West Tropical Africa; Forest insects of Ghana. Second Edition. page 40
Selena vesta (Druce, 1887)	Pinus radiata	Pinaceae	Uganda	Austara O. & Jones T. 1971. Host list and distribution of lepidopterous defoliators of exotic softwoods in East Africa. page 403

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Selena vesta (1)

Selena vesta (2)

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