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Leptepilepta caudata Collenette, 1929

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  UnassignedLymantriinae (tribe)/  Leptepilepta (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Leptepilepta diaphanella
Authorship:Collenette, 1929
Citation:Leptepilepa caudata sp. nov.
Original genus:Leptepilepta
Publication:Collenette C. L. 1929. A new genus and five new species of Lymantriidae.
Journal:The Entomologist
Volume:62
Issue:12
Pagination:275, fig. 1
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Leptepilepta caudata (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Laelia diaphanella Mabille, 1898; synonymized by C. L. Collenette (1931a: 510).

Collenette C. L. 1931a. New African Lymantriidae in the British Museum collection.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leptepilepta caudata Collenette, 1929 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK Madagascar Madagascar Central, Brickaville, 1916, leg. M. Lamberton.
Leptepilepta caudata Collenette, 1929 Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK Madagascar Madagascar Central, Brickaville, 1916, leg. M. Lamberton.
Leptepilepta caudata Collenette, 1929 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 24♂, NHMUK. Madagascar Madagascar Central, Brickaville, 1916, leg. M. Lamberton.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination