Aethiopsestis mufindiae Watson, 1965

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Higher taxa:	Drepanidae (family)/  Thyatirinae (subfamily)/  Polyplocini (tribe)/  Aethiopsestis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Watson, 1965
Citation:	Aethiopsestis mufindiae spec. nov.
Original genus:	Aethiopsestis
Publication:	Watson A. 1965b. Aethiopsestis gen. nov. (Lepidoptera), first record of Thyatiridae from the Ethiopian Region.
Journal:	Journal of the entomological Society of Southern Africa
Volume:	27
Issue:	2
Pagination:	264–266, figs 7, 8; pl. 5, fig. 4

Aethiopsestis mufindiae (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Aethiopsestis mufindiae Watson, 1965	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 40♂, NHMUK.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Tanganyika, Mufindi, 1954, leg. P. Burdon.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Aethiopsestis mufindiae Watson, 1965	Tanzania		Watson A. 1965b. Aethiopsestis gen. nov. (Lepidoptera), first record of Thyatiridae from the Ethiopian Region. page 266
Aethiopsestis mufindiae Watson, 1965	Zambia		László G. M. 2022b. Review of the Afrotropical Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) with description of a new genus and a new species. page 372

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Aethiopsestis mufindiae (1)

Aethiopsestis mufindiae (2)

Aethiopsestis mufindiae (3)

Aethiopsestis mufindiae (4)

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