Sesamia mocoensis Tams & Bowden, 1953

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sesamiina (subtribe)/  Sesamia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Tams & Bowden, 1953
Citation:	Sesamia albivena mocoënsis, subsp. n.
Original genus:	Sesamia
Publication:	Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera).
Journal:	Bulletin of Entomological Research
Volume:	43
Issue:	4
Pagination:	674–675

Sesamia mocoensis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Raised to species level by B. Le Ru et al. (2022: 403).

Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sesamia mocoensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1246♂, NHMUK.	Angola	Angola, Portuguese East Africa, Luimbale, Mt Moco, 1800–1900 m, 20.iii.1934, leg. K. Jordan.
Sesamia mocoensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratypes 3♂, NHMUK.	Angola	Angola, Portuguese East Africa, Luimbale, Mt Moco, 1800–1900 m, 20.iii.1934, leg. K. Jordan.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Sesamia mocoensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Angola		Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 674
Sesamia mocoensis Tams & Bowden, 1953	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Le Ru B., Hévin N. M.-C., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y. Bani G., Molo R., Chipapika G., (...) & Kergoat G. 2022. Phylogenetics, integrative taxonomy and systematics of the Sesamia cretica species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina), with the description of 21 new species from the Afrotropical region. page 403

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Sesamia mocoensis (1)

Sesamia mocoensis (2)

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