Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855

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Higher taxa:	Notodontidae (family)/  Phalerinae (subfamily)/  Antheua (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walker, 1855
Citation:	Antheua tricolor
Original genus:	Antheua
Publication:	Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	3
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Pagination:	688
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39418712

Antheua tricolor (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], leg. Gueinzius.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Botswana		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 152
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Burkina Faso		Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 99
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Kiriakoff S. G. 1962b. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea). Phalera et genres voisins. page 7
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Côte d'Ivoire		Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 238
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Ethiopia		Kiriakoff S. G. 1962b. Les Notodontidae africains (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea). Phalera et genres voisins. page 7
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Kenya		Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 99
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Malawi		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 152
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Mozambique		László G. M., Schintlmeister A. & Vetina A. A. 2021. A contribution to the knowledge of the prominent moths (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Notodontidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve with descriptions of four new species. page 223
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Namibia		Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 99
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Sierra Leone		Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 99
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 688
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Sudan		Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1. page 15
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Tanzania		Schintlmeister A. & Witt T. J. 2015. The Notodontidae of South Africa including Swaziland and Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). page 99
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 152
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 152

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Undefined Grasses	Undefined		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 180
Antheua tricolor Walker, 1855	Zea mays	Poaceae	Côte d'Ivoire	Vuattoux R. 1991. Première donnée sur trois familles de Lépidoptères de la région de Lamto (Côte d'Ivoire). page 238

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Antheua tricolor (1)

Antheua tricolor (2)

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Antheua tricolor (5)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Antheua varia Walker, 1855	Walker, 1855	species	Synonym	Antheua varia