Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)

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Permalink:	SCOTDEVE
Higher taxa:	Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Xanthorhoini (tribe)/  Scotopteryx (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Prout L. B., 1913)
Citation:	Onychia deversa, n. sp.
Original genus:	Onychia
Publication:	Prout L. B. 1913b. New South African Geometridae.
Journal:	Annals of the Transvaal Museum
Volume:	3
Issue:	4
Pagination:	203; pl. 12, fig. 14
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50477135

Scotopteryx deversa (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	Holotype	♂	TMSA	Holotype ♂, TMSA	South Africa	[South Africa, Limpopo], Groenvlei, 04.i.1907, leg. A. J. T. Janse.
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 3♂, TMSA, NHMUK.	South Africa	[South Africa, Limpopo], Groenvlei, 04.i.1907, leg. A. J. T. Janse.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	Lesotho		Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. page 145
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	South Africa	Gauteng	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 73
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Krüger M. 2019b. Geometridae (Lepidoptera, Geometroidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 381
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	South Africa	Limpopo	Prout L. B. 1913b. New South African Geometridae. page 303
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	South Africa	Free State	Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 73
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 96
Scotopteryx deversa (Prout L. B., 1913)	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 73

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Scotopteryx deversa (1)

Scotopteryx deversa (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Scotopteryx diversa (Vári, 1958)	(Vári, 1958)	species	Misapplied	Ortholitha diversa