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Thyretes hippotes (Cramer, 1780)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Syntomini (tribe)/  Thyretina (subtribe)/  Thyretes (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Cramer, 1780)
Citation:Sphinx Hippotes
Original genus:Sphinx
Publication:Cramer P. 1779–1780. De uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en beschreeven door den heer Pieter Cramer (etc.).
Journal:—
Volume:3
Issue:17–24
Pagination:166–167, 175 (index); pl. cclxxxvi, fig. A
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42136658
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Thyretes hippotes (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Thyretes hippotes (Cramer, 1780) unknown Type in coll. E. F. Alberti [not located, see Ł. Przybyłowicz 2009: 103]. Angola Africa, Angola, "Kust van Bengalen" [ex errore]. Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 166–167, 175 (index); pl. cclxxxvi, fig. A
Distribution note:

A reference to an occurrence in Angola (Przybyłowicz 2009: 103) is most likely based on a false report and requires confirmation (see J. J. de Freina 2024: 227).

de Freina J. J. 2024. Checklist of Thyretes Boisduval, 1847, with description of two new species from South Africa and the monospecific Deprinsa gen. nov. (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Thyretini).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Thyretes hippotes (Cramer, 1780) Pentzia incana Asteraceae South Africa Taylor J. S. 1949. Notes on Lepidoptera in the Eastern Cape Province (Part 1). page 79
Thyretes hippotes (Cramer, 1780) Undefined polyphagous Undefined South Africa Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 384
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
Thyretes hiphothes Boisduval, 1847 Boisduval, 1847 species Misapplied Thyretes hiphothes
Thyretes hiphothes Wallengren, 1856 Wallengren, 1856 species Misapplied Thyretes hiphothes