Massaga virescens Butler, 1874

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Agaristinae (subfamily)/  Massaga (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Butler, 1874
Citation:	Massaga virescens, n. sp.
Original genus:	Massaga
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1869–1874. Lepidoptera Exotica, or descriptions and illustrations of exotic Lepidoptera.
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Pagination:	175; pl. 61, fig. 15
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10082029

Massaga virescens (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Massaga virescens Butler, 1874	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Ghana	[Ghana], Fantee, Cape Coast, leg. Ussher.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Massaga virescens Butler, 1874	Ghana		Butler A. G. 1869–1874. Lepidoptera Exotica, or descriptions and illustrations of exotic Lepidoptera. page 175
Massaga virescens Butler, 1874	South Africa		Hampson G. F. 1901d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. III. Arctiadae (Arctianae) and Agaristidae. page 644

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Massaga virescens (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Massaga hesparia Walker, 1854	Walker, 1854	species	Misapplied	Massaga hesparia