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Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Caradrinini (tribe)/  Athetina (subtribe)/  Athetis (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Guenée, 1852)
Citation:Caradrina Pigra Gn.
Original genus:Caradrina
Publication:Guenée A. M. 1852a. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. V. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome I.
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Volume:5
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Pagination:248
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9811120
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Athetis pigra (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Athetis by G. F. Hampson (1909a: 346). See also M. Krüger (2000b: 159).

Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Neotype ♀ MNHN Neotype ♀, designated by C. Guillermet (2000: 198), genitalia slide C. Guillermet 987♀, MNHN. Réunion Réunion W, Savanne bordant la station Hélilagon de Fleurimont, 230 m, 29.ii.2000, leg. C. Guillermet. Guillermet C. 2000. Noctuelles de la Réunion : notes sur Athetis ignava (Guenée, 1852), Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) et description d'une nouvelle espèce de Plusiinae (Lepidoptera Noctuidae). page 248
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Cabo Verde Santo Antão Baliteau L. & Baliteau S. 2011. Lépidoptères de Santo Antão en République du Cap-Vert. page 87
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 84
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Ethiopia Rougeot P.-C. 1983b. Lépidoptères du Haut-Simyen (Ethiopie du Nord). page 230 (as excelsa)
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Ghana Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 84
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 346
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Mauritius Hampson G. F. 1909a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VIII. Subfam. Acronyctinae (continued). page 346
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Nigeria Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 84
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Oman Wiltshire E. P. 1985a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Noctuidae (Part 4). – In: Büttiker, . (ed.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 6. page 393
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Réunion Guenée A. M. 1852a. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. V. Species général des Lépidoptères. Noctuélites. Tome I. page 248
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1985a. Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Noctuidae (Part 4). – In: Büttiker, . (ed.), Fauna of Saudi Arabia 6. page 393
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Senegal Berio E. 1969b. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba (Sénégal). Fasc. III. XXIII. Lepidoptera. Noctuidae. page 367
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Eastern Cape Möschler H. B. 1884. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Kaffernlandes. page 293 (as orbata)
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 239
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Mpumalanga Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 239
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) South Africa Gauteng Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 239
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Tanzania Berio E. 1976a. Nuovi generi e specie di Noctuidae dell'Africa equatoriale (Lepidoptera). page 120 (as pigroides)
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Uganda Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 84
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Zimbabwe page R. Butler
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Athetis pigra (Guenée, 1852) Ipomoea batatas Convolvulaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 186
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Athetis excelsa (Rougeot & Laporte, 1983) (Rougeot & Laporte, 1983) species Synonym Spodoptera excelsa
Athetis orbata (Möschler, 1884) (Möschler, 1884) species Synonym Caradrina orbata
Athetis pigroides Berio, 1976 Berio, 1976 species Misapplied Athetis pigroides