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Eudalaca sanctahelena Viette, 1951

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Higher taxa: Hepialidae (family)/  Eudalaca (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Viette, 1951
Citation:Eudalaca sanctahelena, sp. n.
Original genus:Eudalaca
Publication:Viette P. 1951g. Contribution to the study of Hepialidae (25th note). On some new or little known species in the British Museum.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(12) 4
Issue:
Pagination:1281–1282
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Eudalaca sanctahelena Viette, 1951 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, antennae missing (see P. Viette 1951g: 1282), genitalia slide P. Viette 2315♂, NHMUK. Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, leg. H. Roberts. Viette P. 1951g. Contribution to the study of Hepialidae (25th note). On some new or little known species in the British Museum. page 1281–1282
Distribution note:

The type specimen might be mislabeled and this species might originate from South Africa (see E. S. Nielsen et al. 2000: 859).

Nielsen E. S., Robinson G. S. & Wagner D. L. 2000. Host-moths of the world: a global inventory and bibliography of the Exoporia (Mnesarchaeoidea and Hepialoidea) (Lepidoptera).
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