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Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961

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Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Hypenodinae (subfamily)/  Hypenodini (tribe)/  Luceria (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Fletcher D. S., 1961
Citation:Luceria oculalis africana subsp. n.
Original genus:Luceria
Publication:Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae.
Journal:Ruwenzori Expedition 1952
Volume:1
Issue:7
Pagination:254
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43637812
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Luceria africana aegrota (1)
Taxonomic note:

Raised to species level by H. Hacker (2021: 413).

Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 2967♂, NHMUK. Ghana [Ghana], Gold Coast, Bibianaha, 700 ft, vi.1912, leg. H. G. F. Spurrell. Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Paratype ♀ NHMUK Paratype 1♀, genitalia slide 2968♀, NHMUK. Nigeria Nigeria S, Ibadan District, leg. W. A. Lamborn. Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 2♂, genitalia slide 2956♂, NHMUK. Uganda Uganda, Ruwenzori, Ibanda, 4700 ft, 20–21.viii.1952, leg. D. S. Fletcher. Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Distribution note:

This species has been recorded from the Afrotropical region on several occasions as Luceria oculalis (Moore, 1877), an Indo-Australian species.

Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Angola Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Côte d'Ivoire Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Ethiopia Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 222
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Gabon Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Ghana Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Kenya Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Liberia Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Nigeria Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Réunion Guillermet C. 2013. Contribution à l'étude des Hétérocères de l'île de La Réunion : Description de 6 nouvelles espèces de Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Tortricidae et Erebidae. page 365 (as amazonensis)
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Seychelles Silhouette Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 84 (as aegrota)
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Seychelles Aride Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 84 (as aegrota)
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Seychelles Cousine Lawrence J. M. 2005. The Lepidoptera of Cousine Island, Seychelles. page 96 (as aegrota)
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Seychelles Mahé Berio E. 1962b. Diagnosi di alcune Noctuidae delle isole Seicelle e Aldabra. page 179 (as aegrota)
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 South Africa Limpopo Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 South Africa Eastern Cape Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Tanzania Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 222
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Uganda Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Yemen Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 222
Luceria africana aegrota (Berio, 1962) Seychelles Mahé Berio E. 1962b. Diagnosi di alcune Noctuidae delle isole Seicelle e Aldabra. page 179
Luceria africana aegrota (Berio, 1962) Seychelles Aride Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 84
Luceria africana aegrota (Berio, 1962) Seychelles Cousine Lawrence J. M. 2005. The Lepidoptera of Cousine Island, Seychelles. page 96
Luceria africana aegrota (Berio, 1962) Seychelles Silhouette Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 84
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Angola Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Côte d'Ivoire Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Ethiopia Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 222
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Gabon Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Ghana Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Kenya Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Liberia Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Nigeria Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Sao Tome & Principe São Tomé Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 South Africa Eastern Cape Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 South Africa Limpopo Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 413
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Tanzania Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 222
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Uganda Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae. page 254
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Yemen Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 222
Luceria africana amazonensis Guillermet, 2013 Madagascar Hacker H. H. 2021. Rivulinae, Hypeninae, Herminiinae and Hypenodinae (Erebidae). Evolution of diversity of the African flora and fauna. — In: Hacker H. (ed.), Moths of Africa, Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. page 414
Luceria africana amazonensis Guillermet, 2013 Réunion Guillermet C. 2013. Contribution à l'étude des Hétérocères de l'île de La Réunion : Description de 6 nouvelles espèces de Cosmopterigidae, Gelechiidae, Tortricidae et Erebidae. page 365
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Luceria africana aegrota (Berio, 1962) (Berio, 1962) subspecies Accepted Hypenodes africana aegrota
Luceria africana africana Fletcher D. S., 1961 Fletcher D. S., 1961 subspecies Accepted Luceria africana africana
Luceria africana amazonensis Guillermet, 2013 Guillermet, 2013 subspecies Accepted Luceria africana amazonensis
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination