Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Noctuina (subtribe)/  Amazonides (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1903)
Citation:	Lycophotia fuscirufa, n. sp.
Original genus:	Lycophotia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	4
Issue:
Pagination:	563–564; pl. 75, fig. 77
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18410046

Amazonides fuscirufa (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Amazonides by D.S. Fletcher (1961: 179).

Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 2♂, 1♀, genitalia slide NHMUK 1920♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	Kenya, Br. E. Africa, Kikuyu, Roromo, 1900-02-05, leg. R. C. Crawshay.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		page MSNM
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1903a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. IV. Noctuidae. page 564
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Madagascar		Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 208
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Rwanda		page RMCA

Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1942: 209).

Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Bidens pilosa	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 184
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Bidens pilosa	Asteraceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 209
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Galinsoga parviflora	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 184
Amazonides fuscirufa (Hampson, 1903)	Galinsoga parviflora	Asteraceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1942. Further notes (No. 3) on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. page 209

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Amazonides fuscirufa (1)

Amazonides fuscirufa (2)

Amazonides fuscirufa (3)

Amazonides fuscirufa (4)

Amazonides fuscirufa (5)

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