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Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Erebinae (subfamily)/  Thermesiini (tribe)/  Ascalapha (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Linnaeus, 1758)
Citation:P.[halaena] Bombyx odorata
Original genus:Bombyx
Publication:Linnaeus C. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, .... Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata.
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Pagination:505
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6992388
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Ascalapha agarista (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758) unknown Not stated. America.
Distribution note:

Nearctic: U.S.A.; Neotropical: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Venezuela. Probably adventive on the Archipelago of Tristan da Cunha (see P. Viette 1952b: 17).

Viette P. 1952b. Results of the Norwegian scientific expedition to Tristan da Cunha 1937–1938. Lepidoptera.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Inaccessible Viette P. 1952a. Microlépidoptères Malgaches nouveaux ou peu connus. page 16
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Ascalapha agarista (Cramer, 1777) (Cramer, 1777) species Synonym Attacus agarista
Ascalapha odora (Cramer, 1777) (Cramer, 1777) species Misapplied Attacus odora