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Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859)

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Higher taxa: Pyralidae (family)/  Phycitinae (subfamily)/  Phycitini (tribe)/  Epicrocis (genus)/  Canthelea (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1859)
Citation:Pyralis ? Oegnusalis
Original genus:Pyralis
Publication:Walker F. 1859d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XIX.– Pyralides.
Journal:—
Volume:19
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Pagination:905
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38886289
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Epicrocis oegnusalis (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Epicrocis by G. F. Hampson (1896b: 85, as aegnusalis).

Hampson G. F. 1896b. The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Moths.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Ceylon.
Distribution note:

Australasia: Australia, New Guinea; Oriental: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic: China, Japan (see M. J. Qi & Y. S. Bae 2015: 580).

Qi M. J. & Bae Y. S. 2015. Taxonomic study of the genus Epicrocis Zeller (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) in Cambodia, with description of a new species.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Cameroon page D. Simon
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) Viette P. 1958h. Note sur de petites collections de Lépidoptères récoltés aux îles Comores et en Aldabra. page 64
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) Viette P. 1958h. Note sur de petites collections de Lépidoptères récoltés aux îles Comores et en Aldabra. page 64
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Gambia page R. Goff
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Maldives Minikoi Meyrick E. 1902a. Lepidoptera. – In: Gardiner, J. S. (ed.) The fauna and geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelago. Being the account of the work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. page 125 (as lateritialis)
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Sierra Leone page R. Goff
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Holland W. J. 1896a. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbott, with descriptions of some apparently new species. page 258 (as saturatella)
Epicrocis oegnusalis (Walker, 1859) Togo page J. Bowen
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Epicrocis concolorella (Walker, 1866) (Walker, 1866) species Synonym Nephopterix concolorella
Epicrocis gratella (Walker, 1863) (Walker, 1863) species Synonym Homoeosoma gratella
Epicrocis lateritialis (Walker, 1863) (Walker, 1863) species Synonym Eurhodope lateritialis
Epicrocis punctigera (Butler, 1880) (Butler, 1880) species Synonym Trachonitis punctigera