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Apisa canescens Walker, 1855

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/ Arctiinae (subfamily)/ Syntomini (tribe)/ Thyretina (subtribe)/ Apisa (genus)/ Apisa (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walker, 1855
Citation:	Apisa canescens
Original genus:	Apisa
Publication:	Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:	4
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Pagination:	917
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38952665

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Apisa canescens (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, probably lost (see S. G. Kiriakoff 1957b: 121), NHMUK	South Africa	South Africa, leg. Argent.	Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 917
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	in the original description 4 syntypes ♂, ♀ are mentioned. Lectotype ♂, designated by Ł. Przybyłowicz (2009: 10, 38), NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, leg. Argent.	Przybyłowicz Ł. 2009. Thyretini of Africa. An illustrated catalogue of the Thyretini (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae: Syntominae) of the Afrotropical Region. page 917

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Angola		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 144
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Congo		Zerny H. 1912b. Syntomidae. – In: Wagner, H. (Ed.): Lepidopterorum Catalogus. page 41
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Orientale	Debauche H. R. 1942. Lepidoptera, Heterocera. Exploration du Parc National Albert. Mission G. F. De Witte (1933–1935). page 8
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 14
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	East Kasai	Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 14
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Djibouti		Rougeot P.-C. 1977a. Lepidoptera. – In: Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 81
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Eritrea		Berio E. 1939a. Contributi alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea I. Lista delle specie con descrizioni delle nuove entità raccolte negli anni 1934 al 1937 dal sig. Francesco Vaccaro. page 48
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Ethiopia		Kiriakoff S. G. 1955f. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) aus der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. page 253
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Gabon		Holland W. J. 1893a. Descriptions of new species and genera of West African Lepidoptera. page 394 (as cana)
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Kenya		Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 417
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 144
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Namibia		Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 99
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Nigeria		Plötz C. 1880a. Verzeichniss der vom Prof. Dr. R. Buchholz in West-Afrika gesammelten Schmetterlinge. page 78 (as pallata)
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Rwanda		Kiriakoff S. G. 1953a. Les Thyretidae du Musée Royal du Congo Belge (Lepidoptera Notodontoidea). page 14
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Saudi Arabia		Kiriakoff S. G. 1961b. Die Thyretidae (Lepidoptera: Notodontoidea) der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München. II. Beitrag. page 96
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Sierra Leone		Hampson G. F. 1898a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Syntomidae. page 143
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Somalia		Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 101
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	South Africa		Walker F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 917
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	South Africa	Gauteng	Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 197
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 197
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	South Africa	Western Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 144
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 144
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Przybyłowicz Ł. 2019. Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini: Thyretina (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 412
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	South Sudan		Kiriakoff S. G. 1973c. Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Staatssammlung München. page 92 (as tamsi)
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Sudan		Kiriakoff S. G. 1973c. Notodontoidea (Lepidoptera) aus der Staatssammlung München. page 92 (as tamsi)
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Tanzania		Strand E. 1909a. Lepidopteren aus Deutsch-Ost-Afrika gesammelt von Herrn Leutnant F. Trefurth. page 109
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Uganda		Sevastopulo D. G. 1955c. Notes on the Heterocera of Kampala and neighbourhood (I). page 200
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 144
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Zimbabwe		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 144

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Apisa canescens Walker, 1855	Cosmos sp.	Asteraceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 176

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Apisa cana Holland, 1893	Holland, 1893	species	Synonym	Apisa cana
Apisa homoerotica Strand, 1917	Strand, 1917	species	Misapplied	Apisa homoerotica
Apisa microcanescens Berio, 1935	Berio, 1935	species	Synonym	Apisa microcanescens
Apisa pallata (Plötz, 1880)	(Plötz, 1880)	species	Synonym	Psichotoe pallata
Apisa perversa Strand, 1917	Strand, 1917	species	Misapplied	Apisa perversa
Apisa tamsi Kiriakoff, 1957	Kiriakoff, 1957	species	Synonym	Apisa tamsi