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Aedia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/ Aediinae (subfamily)/ Aedia (genus)/ Anophia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Wallengren, 1856)
Citation:	Anophia squamosa n. sp.
Original genus:	Anophia
Publication:	Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna.
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Pagination:	64
URL:	https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=orRYAAAAcAAJ&pg=GBS.PA4&hl=enhttps://play.google.com/books/reader?id=orRYAAAAcAAJ&pg=GBS.PA4&hl=en

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Aedia squamosa (1)

Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Aedia by H. Hacker (2016a: 293).

Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Aedia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856)	Syntype	unknown	SNHM	Syntypes, SNHM.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Kaffern, leg. J. A. Wahlberg.

Distribution note:

This species is restricted to South Africa; all records from other Afrotropical countries refer to other species (see H. Hacker 2022: 340). The photos contain a series of different Aedia species.

Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment).

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Aedia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 64
Aedia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 340
Aedia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 340
Aedia squamosa (Wallengren, 1856)	South Africa	Limpopo	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 340

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Aedia aquamosa (Janse, 1917)	(Janse, 1917)	species	Misapplied	Catephia aquamosa
Aedia inconclusa (Walker, 1858)	(Walker, 1858)	species	Synonym	Plusia inconclusa