Paracroria miombo Hacker & Fiebig, 2022

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Paracroria (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hacker & Fiebig, 2022
Citation:	Paracroria major miombo subspec. nov. Hacker & Fiebig
Original genus:	Paracroria
Publication:	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment).
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Volume:	3
Issue:
Pagination:	232, 234; pl. 31

Paracroria miombo (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Raised to species level by A. Saldaitis et al. (2025: 99).

Saldaitis A., Prozorov A. M., Junnila A., Petrányi G., Yakovlev R. V., Tujuba T. F., Traore M. M., Müller G. C. & Dùda J. 2025. Notes on the African genus Paracroria (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), with three new species descriptions.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Paracroria miombo Hacker & Fiebig, 2022	Holotype	♀	HNHM	Holotype ♀, genitalia slide R. Fiebig 278.2017♀, HNHM.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Lake Manyara, 3150 ft, 07–10.iv.1965, leg. Szunyoghy.
Paracroria miombo Hacker & Fiebig, 2022	Paratype	♂	ZSM	Paratypes 2♂, 2♀, ZSM.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Lake Manyara, 3150 ft, 07–10.iv.1965, leg. Szunyoghy.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Paracroria miombo Hacker & Fiebig, 2022	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 232
Paracroria miombo Hacker & Fiebig, 2022	Kenya		Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 232
Paracroria miombo Hacker & Fiebig, 2022	Tanzania		Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 232
Paracroria miombo Hacker & Fiebig, 2022	Zambia		Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 232

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Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Paracroria miombo (1)

Paracroria miombo (2)

Paracroria miombo (3)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination