Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)

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Higher taxa:	Limacodidae (family)/  Limacodinae (subfamily)/  Afrobirthama (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hering, 1928)
Citation:	B.[irthama] reducta sp. n.
Original genus:	Birthama
Publication:	Hering E. M. 1928a. Limacodidae, Chrysopolomidae. – 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:	459; pl. 74, fig. a
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56077144

Afrobirthama reducta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	Holotype	♂	MfN	Holotype ♂, MfN.	Tanzania	Tanzania, Ost-Afrika, near Mkalama, leg. S. G. von der Marwitz.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	page N. Voaden
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	South Africa	Limpopo	Janse A. J. T. 1964. The Moths of South Africa. VII. Limacodidae. page 63
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Janse A. J. T. 1964. The Moths of South Africa. VII. Limacodidae. page 63
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	South Africa	Gauteng	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 62 (map)
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 62 (map)
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	Tanzania		Hering E. M. 1928a. Limacodidae, Chrysopolomidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 459
Afrobirthama reducta (Hering, 1928)	Zimbabwe		Janse A. J. T. 1964. The Moths of South Africa. VII. Limacodidae. page 63

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Afrobirthama reducta (1)

Afrobirthama reducta (2)

Afrobirthama reducta (3)

Afrobirthama reducta (4)

Afrobirthama reducta (5)

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