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Sesamia pecki Tams, 1938

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sesamiina (subtribe)/  Sesamia (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Sesamia cretica
Authorship:Tams, 1938
Citation:Sesamia pecki, sp. n.
Original genus:Sesamia
Publication:Tams W. H. T. 1938b. Three new moths (Agrotidae, Pyralidae) of economic importance.
Journal:Bulletin of Entomological Research
Volume:29
Issue:1
Pagination:9; pl. 1, figs 1–3
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Sesamia pecki (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857; synonymized by W. T. H. Tams & J. Bowden (1953: 671).

Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sesamia pecki Tams, 1938 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1243♂, NHMUK. Somalia Somalia, British Somaliland, Burao, 1936, leg. E. F. Peck.
Sesamia pecki Tams, 1938 Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, NHMUK. Somalia Somalia, British Somaliland, Burao, 1936, leg. E. F. Peck.
Sesamia pecki Tams, 1938 Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratypes 2♀, NHMUK. Somalia Somalia, British Somaliland, Burao, 1936, leg. E. F. Peck.
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination