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Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Larentiinae (subfamily)/  Eupitheciini (tribe)/  Eupithecia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Warren, 1899)
Citation:Tephroclystia dilucida sp. nov.
Original genus:Tephroclystia
Publication:Warren W. 1899b. New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:6
Issue:3
Pagination:297
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3258808
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Eupithecia dilucida (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Eupithecia by D. S. Fletcher (1951: 1011).

Fletcher D. S. 1951. Eupithecia studies. 1 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Uganda [Uganda], Nandi Station, 10.xii.1896, leg. W. J. Ansorge.
Distribution note:

The occurrence in South Africa, Natal, needs confirmation (see C. Herbulot 1983b: 13).

Herbulot C. 1983b. Missions de M. P.-C. Rougeot en Ethiopie et en République de Djibouti. Lepidoptera Geometridae 2.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Cameroon Fletcher D. S. 1958c. Geometridae from Tanganyika collected by Dr. Christa Lindemann and Nina Pavlitzki. page 130
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 443
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Ethiopia Herbulot C. 1983b. Missions de M. P.-C. Rougeot en Ethiopie et en République de Djibouti. Lepidoptera Geometridae 2. page 13
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Kenya Swinhoe C. 1904b. On the Geometridae of tropical Africa in the National Collection. page 570
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Madagascar Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 443
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Rwanda Herbulot C. 1983b. Missions de M. P.-C. Rougeot en Ethiopie et en République de Djibouti. Lepidoptera Geometridae 2. page 13
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Fletcher D. S. 1978a. Geometridae (Lepidoptera) collected by Dr. J. Szunyoghy in Tanzania. page 66
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) South Africa Mpumalanga Janse A. J. T. 1933–1935. The Moths of South Africa. Volume II. Geometridae (concluded). page 49
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Tanzania Prout L. B. 1932a. Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique Orientale (1911–1912). Insectes Lépidoptères. III. Geometridae. page 443
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Uganda Warren W. 1899b. New Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, and Geometridae from the Aethiopian region. page 297
Eupithecia dilucida (Warren, 1899) Yemen Hausmann A. 2006. The geometrid moth species from Yemen – With 50 new records for the country and description of 20 new taxa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). page 13
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination