Niphadolepis auricincta Butler, 1898
FAMILY | Limacodidae |
SUBFAMILY | Limacodinae |
GENUS | Niphadolepis |
SPECIES | auricincta |
AUTHOR | Butler, 1898 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Niphadolepis auricincta, sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | [Kenya], British East Africa, Taru, 29.xi.1896, leg. C. S. Betton. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Butler A. G. 1898. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 57:395-444, pls. 32-33. |
PAGINATION |
437; pl. 32, fig. 9
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Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Kenya | Butler A. G. 1898. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. - Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 57:395-444, pls. 32-33. | 437 | |
Mozambique | Taberer T. R. & László G. M. 2022. A contribution to the knowledge of the slug moths (Zygaenoidea: Limacodidae) of the Maputo Special Reserve. - Metamorphosis 33:6-20. | 11 |
Host Plants
Unknown