Rhypopteryx tacita (Hering, 1927)

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Permalink:	LYMATACI
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Rhypopteryx (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hering, 1927)
Citation:	L.[ymantria] tacita sp. n.
Original genus:	Lymantria
Publication:	Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer.
Journal:	—
Volume:	14
Issue:
Pagination:	193; pl. 25, fig. d
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56076794

Rhypopteryx tacita (1)

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Taxonomic note:

See A. Schintlmeister (2004: 224).

Schintlmeister A. 2004. The taxonomy of the genus Lymantria Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera, Lymantriidae).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Rhypopteryx tacita (Hering, 1927)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Kenya	[Kenya], Nairobi.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Rhypopteryx tacita (Hering, 1927)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	North Kivu	Collenette C. L. 1960c. New and little-known Lymantriidae from the Belgian Congo (Lepidoptera Heterocera). page 34
Rhypopteryx tacita (Hering, 1927)	Ethiopia		Dall'Asta U. 1977. Lymantriidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 40
Rhypopteryx tacita (Hering, 1927)	Kenya		Hering E. M. 1926–1927. Pterothysanidae, Lymantriidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Seitz, A. (ed.) Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Eine Systematische Bearbeitung der bis jetzt bekannten Gross-Schmetterlinge. Die Afrikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. page 193
Rhypopteryx tacita (Hering, 1927)	South Africa		Vári L., Kroon D. M. & Krüger M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in Southern Africa. page 169
Rhypopteryx tacita (Hering, 1927)	Uganda		page V. Golovizin

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Rhypopteryx tacita (1)

Rhypopteryx tacita (2)

Rhypopteryx tacita (3)

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