Cimola opalina Walker, 1855

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Permalink:	CIMOOPAL
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Cimola (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walker, 1855
Citation:	Cimola opalina
Original genus:	Cimola
Publication:	Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:	4
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Pagination:	817
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952527

Cimola opalina (1)

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

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855	Malawi		page MGCL
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855	Mozambique		Swinhoe C. 1903a. A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the national collection. page 435
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 817
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1915a. Contribution towards our knowledge of the South African Lymantriidae. page 9
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855	Zambia		Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 456
Cimola opalina Walker, 1855	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 177

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Cimola opalina (1)

Cimola opalina (2)

Cimola opalina (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Cimola thymiasis (Pinhey, 1975)	(Pinhey, 1975)	species	Misapplied	Anomoeotes thymiasis
Cimola thymiathis (Druce, 1883)	(Druce, 1883)	species	Synonym	Anomoeotes thymiathis
Cimola thymiatis Bryk, 1934	Bryk, 1934	species	Misapplied	Cimola thymiatis