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Obolcola megaspilata (Walker, 1863)

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Higher taxa: Geometridae (family)/  Ennominae (subfamily)/  UnassignedEnnominae (tribe)/  Obolcola (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Obolcola petronaria
Authorship:(Walker, 1863)
Citation:Acidalia megaspilata
Original genus:Acidalia
Publication:Walker F. 1863a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXVI.– Geometrites (continued).
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Volume:26 (1962)
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Pagination:1602
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38947332

Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Stegania petronaria Guenée, 1858.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Obolcola megaspilata (Walker, 1863) Holotype OUMNH Holotype ♀, type no LEP 2498, OUMNH. South Africa South Africa, Western Cape, Cape, leg. W. W. Saunders.
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