Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Apameina (subtribe)/  Oligia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1858)
Citation:	Hadena ambigua
Original genus:	Hadena
Publication:	Walker F. 1858d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XV.– Noctuidae.
Journal:	—
Volume:	15
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Pagination:	1727
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39337740

Oligia ambigua (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 2352♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Port Natal [Durban], leg. Gueinzius.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Eritrea		Berio E. 1941b. Contributo alla studio dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea VII. Euchromiidae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Lymantriidae, Lasiocampidae, Noctuidae raccolte dal sig. G. Vaccaro nel 1938. page 189 (as exsiccata)
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 384
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Lesotho		Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 384
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Nigeria		Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 384
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 476
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	South Africa	Gauteng	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 86
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Walker F. 1858d. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XV.– Noctuidae. page 1727
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 86
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Tanzania		Berio E. 1975. Nuove genere e nuove specie di Noctuidae Africane (Lepidoptera). page 221 (as ikondae)
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Uganda		Hampson G. F. 1908b. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) VII. Subfam. Acronyctinae. page 384

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Carex sp.	Cyperaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187
Oligia ambigua (Walker, 1858)	Undefined Grasses	Undefined		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 187

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Oligia ambigua (1)

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Oligia ikondae (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Oligia ikondae (Berio, 1975)	(Berio, 1975)	species	Synonym	Mesoligia ikondae