Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856

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Higher taxa:	Hepialidae (family)/  Gorgopis (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Walker, 1856
Citation:	Gorgopis caffra
Original genus:	Gorgopis
Publication:	Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	7
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Pagination:	1565–1566
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38891915

Gorgopis caffra (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856	Syntype	♂	NHMUK	Syntypes 3♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	South Kivu	Rebel H. 1914a. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition R. Grauer nach Zentralafrika, Dezember 1909 bis Februar 1911. Lepidopteren. page 291
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856	South Africa		Walker F. 1856a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part VII.– Lepidoptera Heterocera. page 1566
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856	South Africa	Gauteng	Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 210
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1942–1948. The moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae. page 50
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856	South Africa	Northern Cape	Janse A. J. T. 1942–1948. The moths of South Africa. Volume IV. Jugatae, Adelidae and Nepticulidae. page 50
Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856	Tanzania		Viette P. 1949c. Contribution à l'étude des Hepialidae (Dixième note). Hepialidae du Congo belge et du Territoire du Tanganyika. page 205

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Gorgopis caffra (1)

Gorgopis caffra (2)

Gorgopis caffra (3)

Gorgopis cervinus (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Gorgopis cervinus (Wallengren, 1860)	(Wallengren, 1860)	species	Synonym	Hepialus cervinus