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Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858)

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Calpinae (subfamily)/  UnassignedCalpinae (tribe)/  Platyja (genus)/  Facidia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Walker, 1858)
Citation:Tavia ? vacillans
Original genus:Tavia
Publication:Walker F. 1858d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XV.– Noctuidae.
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Volume:15
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Pagination:1820
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39337833
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Platyja vacillans (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Platyja (Facidia) by A. Zilli & G. M. László (2022: 3).

Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, NHMUK. Africa W, leg. E. Doubleday.
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Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Benin Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Cameroon Strand E. 1914j. Lepidoptera aus Kamerun. page 140
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Congo Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Côte d'Ivoire Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Gabon Holland W. J. 1894b. New and undescribed genera and species of West African Noctuidae. page 143 (as horrida)
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Gambia Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Ghana Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 85 (as fenestratum)
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Guinea Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Kenya Lehmann I. & Kioko E. 2000. Preliminary survey on butterflies and moths and their habitats in two Kaya forests of the Kenya coast. page 48
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Liberia Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Malawi Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 687
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Nigeria Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 687
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Sao Tome & Principe Príncipe Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Prout A. E. 1927. A list of Noctuidae with descriptions of new forms collected in the island of São Thomé by T. A. Barns. page 223
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Sierra Leone Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 687
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) South Africa Walker F. 1858d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XV.– Noctuidae. page 1820
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 434 (as phaeophoenica)
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Tanzania Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 687
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Uganda Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 687
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Zambia Zilli A. & László G. M. 2022. The African members of the Platyja genus group, with description of a new species and comments on other taxa currently attributed to Megacephalomana (Lepidoptera: Erebidae). page 5
Platyja vacillans (Walker, 1858) Zimbabwe Wojtusiak J. 1996c. The check-list of the Noctuidae Moths of the São Tomé and Principe Islands in the Gulf of Guinea, with notes on their geographical distribution. Part III. Catocalinae, Ophiderinae, Hypeninae, Hypenodinae. page 687
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Platyja fenestratum (Möschler, 1887) (Möschler, 1887) species Synonym Megacephalon fenestratum
Platyja horrida (Holland, 1894) (Holland, 1894) species Synonym Facidia horrida
Platyja nigrofusca (Walker, 1865) (Walker, 1865) species Synonym Facidia nigrofusca
Platyja phaeophoenica Hampson, 1905 Hampson, 1905 species Synonym Platyja phaeophoenica
Platyja sassana (Strand, 1918) (Strand, 1918) species Synonym Facidia sassana
Platyja vaccillands (Gaede, 1939) (Gaede, 1939) species Misapplied Facidia vaccillands