Antheua sericea Felder R., 1874

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Higher taxa:	Notodontidae (family)/  Phalerinae (subfamily)/  Antheua (genus)/
Status:	Synonym, the accepted name is Antheua simplex
Authorship:	Felder R., 1874
Citation:	Antheua sericea F.
Original genus:	Antheua
Publication:	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	1; pl. xciv, fig. 8
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221088

Antheua sericea (1)

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Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Antheua simplex Walker, 1855; synonymized by M. Gaede (1928: 431).

Gaede M. 1928. Thaumetopoeidae, Notodontidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Antheua sericea Felder R., 1874	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban].

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Antheua sericea (1)

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