Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965

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Higher taxa:	Drepanidae (family)/  Thyatirinae (subfamily)/  Polyplocini (tribe)/  Aethiopsestis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Watson, 1965
Citation:	Aethiopsestis austrina nebulosa subspec. 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:	263, figs 3, 5; pl. 4, figs 3, 4; pl. 5, figs 1, 2

Aethiopsestis nebulosa (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, type no NHMUK014173152, genitalia slide Thyatiridae 3♂, NHMUK	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Albany District, Highlands, 28.iii.1950, leg. J. S. Taylor.
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 8♂, 12♀, genitalia slides Thyatiridae 38♂, 39♀, NHMUK, TMSA.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Albany District, Highlands, 28.iii.1950, leg. J. S. Taylor.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	South Africa	Western Cape	Watson A. 1965b. Aethiopsestis gen. nov. (Lepidoptera), first record of Thyatiridae from the Ethiopian Region. page 263
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Taylor J. S. 1965d. Notes on the life-history of Aethiopsestis austrina nebulosa Watson (Thyatiridae). page 281
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	South Africa	Limpopo	László G. M. 2022b. Review of the Afrotropical Thyatirinae (Lepidoptera, Drepanidae) with description of a new genus and a new species. page 371
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Taylor J. S. 1965d. Notes on the life-history of Aethiopsestis austrina nebulosa Watson (Thyatiridae). page 281

Plant note:

Description of pre-imaginal stages by J. S. Taylor (1965d: 281–282).

Taylor J. S. 1965d. Notes on the life-history of Aethiopsestis austrina nebulosa Watson (Thyatiridae).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	Diospyros pallens	Ebenaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1965d. Notes on the life-history of Aethiopsestis austrina nebulosa Watson (Thyatiridae). page 281 (as Royena pubescens)
Aethiopsestis nebulosa Watson, 1965	Euclea undulata	Ebenaceae	South Africa	Taylor J. S. 1965d. Notes on the life-history of Aethiopsestis austrina nebulosa Watson (Thyatiridae). page 281

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Aethiopsestis nebulosa (1)

Aethiopsestis nebulosa (2)

Aethiopsestis nebulosa (3)

Aethiopsestis nebulosa (4)

Aethiopsestis nebulosa (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination