Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898

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Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Lacipa (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Butler, 1898
Citation:	Lacipa impuncta, sp. n.
Original genus:	Lacipa
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1898
Issue:	3
Pagination:	427–428; pl. 32, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30952784

Lacipa impuncta (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], British East Africa, Mgana, 31.viii.1896, leg. C. S. Betton.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Ethiopia		Pagenstecher A. 1903. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der Reise des Freiherrn Carlo von Erlanger durch Süd-Schoa, die Galla- und Somaliländer in 1900 und 1901. Sphingiden und Bombyciden. page 23
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Kenya		Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 427
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Tanzania		Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 384
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Uganda		Collenette C. L. 1952. Notes on the genus Lacipa Walker (Heterocera, Lymantriidae). page 384

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Eleusine coracana	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Panicum maximum	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180
Lacipa impuncta Butler, 1898	Sporobolus sp.	Poaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1975. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2 – moths (Heterocera). page 180

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Lacipa impuncta (1)

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Lacipa impunctata Pagenstecher, 1903	Pagenstecher, 1903	species	Misapplied	Lacipa impunctata