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Agrotis rufescens (Hampson, 1903)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Agrotis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1903)
Citation:Micragrotis rufescens, n. sp.
Original genus:Micragrotis
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae.
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Volume:4
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Pagination:152; pl. 60, fig. 2
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18409635
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Agrotis rufescens (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Agrotis by H. Hacker (2019: 484), but probably belongs to a new genus (A. Legrain, i.l. 19.vii.2020).

Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Agrotis rufescens (Hampson, 1903) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Eastern Cape, Cape Colony, Annshaw, leg. F. Barrett.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Agrotis rufescens (Hampson, 1903) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga page RMCA
Agrotis rufescens (Hampson, 1903) South Africa Eastern Cape Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae. page 152
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination