Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905

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Permalink:	ODONALBI
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Hadeninae (subfamily)/  Hadenini (tribe)/  Odontestra (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1905
Citation:	Odontestra albivitta, n. sp.
Original genus:	Odontestra
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1905a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. V. Noctuidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	5
Issue:
Pagination:	206; pl. 84, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9809576

Odontestra albivitta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Noctuidae 3476♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], Br. E. Africa, Nairobi Plains, Kikuyu, 5400 ft, 05.iv.1900, leg. R. C. Crawshay.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Eritrea		Joannis J. de 1913. Materiali per lo studio della fauna Eritrea raccolti nel 1902–03 dal Dott. A. Andreini. Lépidoptères. Heterocera. page 126
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1905a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. V. Noctuidae. page 206

Plant note:

Description of the larva in A. L. H. Townsend (1944: 25).

Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Clematis hirsuta	Ranunculaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 184
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Clematis hirsuta	Ranunculaceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 25 (as C. grata)
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Gynura scandens	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 184 (as G. ruwenzoriensis)
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Gynura scandens	Asteraceae	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 25 (as Gymna s.)
Odontestra albivitta Hampson, 1905	Undefined polyphagous	Undefined	Kenya	Townsend A. L. H. 1944. Further notes on the early stages of Heterocera bred in the Nakuru District. Series IV. page 25

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Odontestra albivitta (1)

Odontestra albivitta (2)

Odontestra albivitta (3)

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