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Phorma aurifrons (Bethune-Baker, 1911)

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Higher taxa: Limacodidae (family)/  Limacodinae (subfamily)/  Phorma (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Phorma pepon
Authorship:(Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Citation:Thosea aurifrons, sp. n.
Original genus:Thosea
Publication:Bethune-Baker G. T. 1911a. Descriptions of new African Heterocera.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(8) 7
Issue:42
Pagination:567
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22098528
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Phorma aurifrons (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Phorma pepon Karsch, 1896; synonymized by D. S. Fletcher (1968: 333).

Fletcher D. S. 1968a. Ruwenzori Expedition, 1952. – Cossidae, Metarbelidae, Psychidae, Limacodidae, Drepanidae, Uraniidae, Lasiocampidae, Eupterotidae, Bombycidae, Saturniidae & Sphingidae.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phorma aurifrons (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Limacodidae 61♂, NHMUK. Angola [Angola], Portuguese W Africa, Malange, 20.x.1909.
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