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Mentaxya vuattouxi Laporte, 1972

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Noctuinae (subfamily)/  Noctuini (tribe)/  Agrotina (subtribe)/  Mentaxya (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Mentaxya viridis
Authorship:Laporte, 1972
Citation:Mentaxya vuattouxi n. sp.
Original genus:Mentaxya
Publication:Laporte B. 1972a. Nouvelles espèces de noctuelles trifides d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Lep.).
Journal:Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
Volume:77
Issue:7–8
Pagination:238–239, fig. 2
URL:https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1972_num_77_7_21272 https://www.persee.fr/doc/bsef_0037-928x_1972_num_77_7_21272
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Mentaxya vuattouxi (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Lycophotia viridis Hampson, 1911; synonymized by A. Legrain (i.l. 23.vi.2017).

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Mentaxya vuattouxi Laporte, 1972 Holotype ♂ MNHN Holotype ♂, genitalia slide B. Laporte 383♂, MNHN. Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire, Lamto, 10.iii.1970, leg. R. Vuattoux.
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