Risoba lunata (Möschler, 1887)

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Permalink:	RISOLUNA
Higher taxa:	Nolidae (family)/  Risobinae (subfamily)/  Risoba (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Möschler, 1887)
Citation:	Lycoselene Lunata n. sp.
Original genus:	Lycoselene
Publication:	Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste.
Journal:	Abhandlungen der Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
Volume:	15
Issue:	1
Pagination:	88–89; pl. 1, fig. 19
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26183147

Risoba lunata (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Risoba lunata (Möschler, 1887)	Holotype	♀	MfN	Holotype ♀, MfN.	Ghana	Ghana, Gold Coast, Aburi, vii–viii, leg. Weigle.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Risoba lunata (Möschler, 1887)	Congo, 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 274
Risoba lunata (Möschler, 1887)	Ghana		Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 89
Risoba lunata (Möschler, 1887)	Nigeria		Hampson G. F. 1912a. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Volume XI. page 434
Risoba lunata (Möschler, 1887)	Sierra Leone		page R. Revell

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Risoba lunata (Möschler, 1887)	Combretum sp.	Combretaceae		Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 188

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Risoba lunata (1)

Risoba lunata (2)

Risoba lunata (3)

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