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Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Heliothinae (subfamily)/  Heliothis (genus)/  Heliothis (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Moore, 1881)
Citation:Pradatta decorata, n. sp.
Original genus:Pradatta
Publication:Moore F. 1881a. Description of new genera and species of Asiatic nocturnal Lepidoptera.
Journal:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:1881
Issue:2
Pagination:365
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30759532
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Heliothis decorata (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Heliothis by H. Hacker (2016a: 557).

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
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Lectotype ♂, designated by G. F. Hampson (1903a: 106), NHMUK India [India, Uttar Pradesh], Saidabad, leg. Atkinson. Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae. page 365
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Lectotype ♂ NHMUK Paralectotypes 5♂, 1♀, NHMUK, MfN. India [India, Uttar Pradesh], Saidabad, leg. Atkinson. Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae. page 365
Distribution note:

Oriental: India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: Afghanistan.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Burkina Faso page MGCL
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Gambia Druce H. 1903. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, chiefly from South America. page 201 (as albiseriata)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Ghana Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 29 (as metarhoda)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Kenya Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 27 (as albiseriata)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 144 (as albiseriata)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Niger Rothschild W. 1921a. Captain Angus Buchanan's Aïr expedition. V. On the Lepidoptera collected by Captain A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919–1920. page 160 (as buchanani)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Nigeria Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 144 (as albiseriata)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Saudi Arabia Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 27 (as albiseriata)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Senegal Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 27 (as albiseriata)
Heliothis decorata (Moore, 1881) Sudan Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 29 (as metarhoda)
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Gambia Druce H. 1903. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera, chiefly from South America. page 201
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Ghana Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 29 (as metarhoda)
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Kenya Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 27
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Mauritania Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 144
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Niger Rothschild W. 1921a. Captain Angus Buchanan's Aïr expedition. V. On the Lepidoptera collected by Captain A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919–1920. page 160 (as buchanani)
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Nigeria Hacker H. H. & Hausmann A. 2010. Noctuidae collected by Karlheinz Politzar in Bogué, Mauritania (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). page 144
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Saudi Arabia Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 27
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Senegal Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 27
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) Sudan Seymour P. R. 1972. A revision of the genus Masalia (Lepidoptera: Heliothidinae). page 29 (as metarhoda)
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Heliothis decorata albiseriata (Druce, 1903) (Druce, 1903) subspecies Accepted Timora decorata albiseriata
Heliothis decorata buchanani (Rothschild, 1921) (Rothschild, 1921) subspecies Synonym Timora decorata buchanani
Heliothis decorata metarhoda (Druce, 1903) (Druce, 1903) subspecies Synonym Timora decorata metarhoda
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination