Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)

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Higher taxa:	Cossidae (family)/  Zeuzerinae (subfamily)/  Aethalopteryx (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Gaede, 1929)
Citation:	X.[yleutes] obscurascens n. sp.
Original genus:	Xyleutes
Publication:	Gaede M. 1929–1930. Psychidae, Thyrididae, Metarbelidae, Aegeriidae, Cossidae, Hepialidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer.
Journal:	—
Volume:	14
Issue:
Pagination:	547; pl. 79, fig. h
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56077232

Aethalopteryx obscurascens (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Ethiopia	[Ethiopia Central], Central Abyssinia, Maraquo.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	Botswana		Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 167
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	Eswatini		Yakovlev R. V. & Witt T. J. 2016e. Carpenter-Moths (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) of Swaziland, South Africa. page 10
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	Ethiopia		Gaede M. 1929–1930. Psychidae, Thyrididae, Metarbelidae, Aegeriidae, Cossidae, Hepialidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 547
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	Malawi		Yakovlev R. V. & Murphy R. J. 2013. The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species. page 378
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	Namibia		Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 167
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	South Africa	Limpopo	Mey W. 2016. A taxonomic and faunistic study of the Cossidae of southwestern Africa (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea). page 167
Aethalopteryx obscurascens (Gaede, 1929)	Zimbabwe		Yakovlev R. V. & Lenz J. 2013. On the Fauna of Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Zimbabwe with description of a new species. page 393

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Aethalopteryx obscurascens (1)

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