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Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/ Agaristinae (subfamily)/ Brephos (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Linnaeus, 1764)
Citation:	Phalaena Noctua decora
Original genus:	Noctua
Publication:	Linnaeus C. 1764. Museum S. R. M. Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae.
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Pagination:	382
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35368844

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Brephos decora (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)		unknown		Not stated.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cap b. spei [Cape of Good Hope], leg. Tulbagh.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	Mozambique		Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 399
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	South Africa	Western Cape	Linnaeus C. 1764. Museum S. R. M. Ludovicae Ulricae Reginae. page 382
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	South Africa	Gauteng	Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 197
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Wallengren H. D. J. 1856. Anteckningar I Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidoptera-fauna. page 11
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	South Africa	Free State	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	page TMSA
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 416 (map)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	Anthospermum aethiopicum	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Dickson C. G. C. 1953. Recently observed food-plants of some Cape lepidopterous larvae (4th series). page 76
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	Kohautia amatymbica	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 86 (as Oldenlandia a.)
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	Oldenlandia sp.	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	Pentanisia prunelloides	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 88 (as P. variabilis)
Brephos decora (Linnaeus, 1764)	Pentanisia sp.	Rubiaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 157

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Brephos julia (Cramer, 1775)	(Cramer, 1775)	species	Synonym	Noctua julia
Brephos moldaenkei (Dewitz, 1881)	(Dewitz, 1881)	species	Synonym	Pais moldaenkei
Brephos moldaenki (Pinhey, 1975)	(Pinhey, 1975)	species	Misapplied	Pais moldaenki
Brephos moldaenkii Hampson, 1905	Hampson, 1905	species	Misapplied	Brephos moldaenkii