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Amefrontia purpurea Hampson, 1899

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Amefrontia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hampson, 1899
Citation:Amefrontia purpurea
Original genus:Amefrontia
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1899c. The expedition to Sokotra. VI. Descriptions of one new genus and fourteen new species of moths.
Journal:Bulletin of the Liverpool Museums
Volume:2
Issue:2
Pagination:37
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12801281
Taxonomic note:

Belongs to Epharmottomena according to E. P. Wiltshire (1979: 38).

Wiltshire E. P. 1979. A revision of the Armadini (Lep. Noctuidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Amefrontia purpurea Hampson, 1899 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Yemen Yemen, Socotra, Hadibu Plain, leg. W. R. O. Grant.
Distribution note:

The record of Kenya (Janse 1937–1939: 294) refers to Amefrontia ignecolora Hampson, 1916 (see H. Hacker et al. 2022: 281).

Hacker H. H. 1983. Faunistische und taxonomische Beiträge zur Noctuidenfauna des Mittelmeerraumes (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Amefrontia purpurea Hampson, 1899 Yemen Socotra Hampson G. F. 1899c. The expedition to Sokotra. VI. Descriptions of one new genus and fourteen new species of moths. page 37
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination