Aethalopteryx simillima (Hampson, 1916)

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FAMILY Cossidae
SUBFAMILY Zeuzerinae
GENUS Aethalopteryx
SPECIES simillima
AUTHOR(Hampson, 1916)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONDuomitus simillima, sp. n.
TYPE LOCALITY[Somalia N], Somaliland, Mandera, 47 miles SW of Berbera, 3000 ft, 20.ix.1908, leg. W. Feather.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES Latitude: 9°52'0" Longitude: 44°43'0"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, BMNH; Paratype 1♂, OUMNH.
STATUS Species
COMMENTTransferred to Aethalopteryx by P. Schoorl (1990: 176).
PUBLICATION Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. - In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916(1):91-182, pls 1-2.
PAGINATION 166; pl. 2, fig. 32 Bhl

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Ethiopia   Borth R., Ivinskis P., Saldaitis A. & Yakovlev R. V. 2011. Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen). - ZooKeys 122:45-69. 64
Somalia   Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. - In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1916(1):91-182, pls 1-2. 166

Host Plants

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