Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Agaristinae (subfamily)/  Ovios (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Citation:	Eudryas ? capensis H.-S.
Original genus:	Eudryas
Publication:	Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter).
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Volume:	(1) 1
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Pagination:	[1854]: wrapper; pl. [25], figs 115, 116; [1856]: 16; [1858]: 72, 79
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33669224

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, "Cap".	Häuser C. L., Bartsch D., Holstein J. & Steiner A. 2003. The Lepidoptera type material of G. A. W. Herrich-Schäffer in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart. page [1854]: wrapper; pl. [25], figs 115, 116; [1856]: 16; [1858]: 72, 79
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)		unknown	SMNS	No material found in SMNS (see C. Häuser et al. 2003: 61–62).	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, "Cap".	Häuser C. L., Bartsch D., Holstein J. & Steiner A. 2003. The Lepidoptera type material of G. A. W. Herrich-Schäffer in the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Stuttgart. page [1854]: wrapper; pl. [25], figs 115, 116; [1856]: 16; [1858]: 72, 79

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	Kenya		Fawcett J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. page 96
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	Malawi		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 159
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 159
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	South Africa	Gauteng	page J. Heyns
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Distant W. L. 1897d. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 197
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 159
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	South Africa	Limpopo	page R. Fiebig
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	South Africa	Western Cape	Herrich-Schäffer G. A. W. 1853–1858. Sammlung neuer oder wenig bekannter aussereuropäische Schmetterlinge. Heterocera (Nachtfalter). page 72
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	Zambia		Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 159
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1910d. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). IX. Noctuidae. page 428 (as septentrionis)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Ovios capensis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)	Protea sp.	Proteaceae	South Africa	Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 159

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Ovios septentrionalis Kiriakoff, 1977	Kiriakoff, 1977	species	Misapplied	Ovios septentrionalis
Ovios septentrionis Hampson, 1910	Hampson, 1910	species	Synonym	Ovios septentrionis