Rhesala nigeriensis (Hampson, 1926)

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Permalink:	RHESNIGE
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  UnassignedErebidae (subfamily)/  Rhesala (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Hampson, 1926)
Citation:	Rhesalides nigeriensis, n. sp.
Original genus:	Rhesalides
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1926a. Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History).
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Pagination:	276
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50903927

Rhesala nigeriensis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Rhesala by H. Hacker (2019a: 240).

Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Rhesala nigeriensis (Hampson, 1926)	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Nigeria	Nigeria S, Olokemeji, iv.1908, leg. C. G. Dudgeon.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Rhesala nigeriensis (Hampson, 1926)	Côte d'Ivoire		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 240
Rhesala nigeriensis (Hampson, 1926)	Nigeria		Hampson G. F. 1926a. Descriptions of new genera and species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History). page 276
Rhesala nigeriensis (Hampson, 1926)	Sierra Leone		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 240
Rhesala nigeriensis (Hampson, 1926)	Tanzania		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 240
Rhesala nigeriensis (Hampson, 1926)	Uganda		Hacker H. H. 2019a. Biogeograpy; Boletobiinae (Erebidae). Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera (Lepidoptera) of Africa. Volume 1. page 240

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Rhesala nigeriensis (1)

Rhesala nigeriensis (2)

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