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                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Botswana  page C. Sydes 
                   
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Burkina Faso 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 342 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Cabo Verde Santiago 
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                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Cameroon Strand E. 1914j. Lepidoptera aus Kamerun.  page 140
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Comoros Mohéli (Mwali) 
                  Viette P. 1958h. Note sur de petites collections de Lépidoptères récoltés aux îles Comores et en Aldabra.  page 65 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Comoros Pagenstecher A. 1907. In: Voeltzkow, A. Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–05. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse 2. Systematische Arbeiten, Bd 2,Hft 2 (Lepidoptera Heterocera von Madagaskar, den Comoren und Ostafrika: Uraniidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae, Thyrididae, ...  page 114 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Comoros Grande Comore (Ngazidja) 
                  Strand E. 1917h. Lepidoptera. – In: Voeltzkow, A., Reise in Ostafrika in den Jahren 1903–1905. Band 3, Heft 5. Systematische Arbeiten. Flora und Fauna der Comoren.  page 470 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Congo  page TMSA 
                   
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale 
                  Holland W. J. 1920. Lepidoptera of the Congo, being a systematic list of the butterflies and moths collected by the American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition, together with descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species.  page 287
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Bas Congo 
                  Aurivillius C. 1906. Verzeichnis von Lepidopteren, gesammelt bei Mukimbungu am unteren Kongo von Herrn E. Laman. Zweite und dritte Sendung.  page 15 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Congo, the Democratic Republic of the East Kasai 
                  Berio E. 1971b. Revisione del gen. Polydesma Boisd. e Trichopolydesma Berio (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae).  page 293 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Congo, the Democratic Republic of the North Kivu 
                  Aurivillius C. 1925a. Zoological results of the Swedish Expedition to Central Africa 1921. Insecta. 12. Lepidoptera. 1.  page 15 (as collutrix) 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Kinshasa 
                  Berio E. 1971b. Revisione del gen. Polydesma Boisd. e Trichopolydesma Berio (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae).  page 293 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Côte d'Ivoire 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 342 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Eritrea Berio E. 1940f. Contributo alla conoscenza dei lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea IV. Eteroceri raccolti dal cap. Richini ad Adi-Abuna (Adua) nel giugno-luglio 1939.  page 192 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Eswatini  page TMSA 
                   
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Ethiopia Berio E. 1954c. Osservazioni su Polydesma umbricola Bdv. e sul genere Polydesma Bdv. (Lep. Noctuidae).  page 4 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Gambia Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products.  page 500
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Ghana  page NHMUK (genitalia slide 4989♂) 
                   
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Kenya Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton.  page 421
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Lesotho Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho.  page 171
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Madagascar Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).  page 358 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Malawi Kirby W. F. 1896. On a collection of moths from East Africa formed by Dr. W. J. Ansorge, Medical Officer to the Uganda Administration.  page 390
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Mauritania Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae).  page 22 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Mauritius Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin.  page 108
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Mozambique Pagenstecher A. 1893. Lepidopteren gesammelt in Ost-Afrika 1888/89 von Dr. Franz Stuhlmann.  page 43
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Namibia Gaede M. 1915d. Lepidoptera von Herrn P. Range im Nama-Land, Deutsch S. W. Afrika, gesammelt.  page 147
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Niger Rothschild W. 1921a. Captain Angus Buchanan's Aïr expedition. V. On the Lepidoptera collected by Captain A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919–1920.  page 167
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Nigeria Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).  page 358 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Oman Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Aistleitner E. 2010. Noctuidae of Cape Verde Islands (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae).  page 22 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Réunion Boisduval J. B. A. 1833b. Faune entomologique de Madagascar, Bourbon et Maurice. Lépidoptères. Avec des notes sur les moeurs, par M. Sganzin.  page 108
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1990. An illustrated, annotated catalogue of the Macro-Heterocera of Saudi Arabia. – In: Büttiker, W. & Krupp, F. (Eds.). Fauna of Saudi Arabia.  page 214 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Senegal Berio E. 1954c. Osservazioni su Polydesma umbricola Bdv. e sul genere Polydesma Bdv. (Lep. Noctuidae).  page 7 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Seychelles Aldabra 
                  Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra.  page 149
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Seychelles Curieuse 
                  Woods P. J. 2013. The Lepidoptera of Curieuse Island, Seychelles.  page 63 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Seychelles Mahé 
                  Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra.  page 149
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Seychelles Silhouette 
                  Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra.  page 149
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Sierra Leone Fletcher D. S. 1961. Ruwenzori Expedition 1952. – Noctuidae.  page 231 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Somalia Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather.  page 128 (as colutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833South Africa KwaZulu-Natal 
                  Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species.  page 405 (as laudula)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833South Africa Limpopo 
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                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833South Africa Gauteng 
                  Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal.  page 10 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833South Africa Mpumalanga 
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                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833South Africa Eastern Cape 
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                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833South Sudan  page NHMUK (genitalia slide 4982♂) 
                   
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Sudan Strand E. 1915c. Lepidopteren aus Ober-Aegypten und dem Aegyptischen Sudan.  page 101
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Tanzania Berio E. 1954c. Osservazioni su Polydesma umbricola Bdv. e sul genere Polydesma Bdv. (Lep. Noctuidae).  page 7 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Uganda Hampson G. F. 1909c. Ruwenzori Expedition Reports. 11. Lepidoptera Heterocera.  page 113 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Yemen Hacker H. H., Schreier H.-P. & Bischof A. 1999. Lepidoptera of Yemen Arab Republic, collected by A. Bischof, H. Hacker and H.-P. Schreier in autumn 1996 and B. Müller in summer 1987.  page 274 
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae.  page 431 (as collutrix)
	
  
	 
  
              
              
                  Polydesma umbricola  Boisduval, 1833Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II).  page 358 (as collutrix)