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Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Xyleninae (subfamily)/  Apameini (tribe)/  Sesamiina (subtribe)/  Sesamia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Tams & Bowden, 1953
Citation:Sesamia poephaga, sp. n.
Original genus:Sesamia
Publication:Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera).
Journal:Bulletin of Entomological Research
Volume:43
Issue:4
Pagination:668–669
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Sesamia poephaga (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, genitalia slide 1238♂, NHMUK. Ghana Ghana, Gold Coast, Northern Territories, Kete-Krachi, 1926, leg. A. W. Cardinall.
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Allotype ♀ NHMUK Allotype ♀, genitalia slide 1239♀, NHMUK. Tanzania Tanzania, Tanganyika
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Paratype ♂ NHMUK Paratypes 1♂, 18♀, genitalia slide 1240♀, NHMUK. Ghana Ghana, Gold Coast, Northern Territories, Kete-Krachi, 1926, leg. A. W. Cardinall.
Distribution note:

N. M.-C. Hévin et al. (2024: 479) list this species only from Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, and Zambia. All other literature records probably refer to other Sesamia species.

Hévin N. M.-C., Kergoat G. J., Zilli A., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Kandonda O. M. (...) & Le Ru B. 2024. Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and comparative evaluation of species delimitation methods.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Benin Moyal P., Le Ru B., van den Berg J., Ratnadass A., Cugala, D., Matama-Kauma, T. Pallangyo B., Conlong D. & Defabachew B. 2011. Morphological reinforcement, ancient introgressive hybridization and species delimiation in African stem-borer species of the genus Sesamia Guenee (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 426
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Cameroon Moyal P., Le Ru B., van den Berg J., Ratnadass A., Cugala, D., Matama-Kauma, T. Pallangyo B., Conlong D. & Defabachew B. 2011. Morphological reinforcement, ancient introgressive hybridization and species delimiation in African stem-borer species of the genus Sesamia Guenee (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 426
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Comoros Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Orientale Fletcher D. S. 1963a. Exploration du Parc National Albert (deuxième série). 1. Geometridae; 2. Noctuidae. page 88
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Côte d'Ivoire Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Ghana Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Kenya Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Madagascar Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Malawi Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Mali Moyal P., Le Ru B., van den Berg J., Ratnadass A., Cugala, D., Matama-Kauma, T. Pallangyo B., Conlong D. & Defabachew B. 2011. Morphological reinforcement, ancient introgressive hybridization and species delimiation in African stem-borer species of the genus Sesamia Guenee (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). page 426
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Nigeria Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Sudan Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Tanzania Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Togo Hévin N. M.-C., Kergoat G. J., Zilli A., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Kandonda O. M. (...) & Le Ru B. 2024. Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and comparative evaluation of species delimitation methods. page 478
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Uganda Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Yemen 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 596
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Zambia Hévin N. M.-C., Kergoat G. J., Zilli A., Capdevielle-Dulac C., Musyoka B. K., Sezonlin M., Conlong D., Van Den Berg J., Ndemah R., Le Gall Ph., Cugala D., Nyamukondiwa C., Pallangyo B., Njaku M., Goftishu M., Assefa Y., Kandonda O. M. (...) & Le Ru B. 2024. Revisiting the taxonomy and molecular systematics of Sesamia stemborers (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Apameini: Sesamiina): updated classification and comparative evaluation of species delimitation methods. page 478
Sesamia poephaga Tams & Bowden, 1953 Zimbabwe Tams W. H. T. & Bowden J. 1953. A revision of the African species of Sesamia Guenée and related genera (Agrotidae, Lepidoptera). page 669
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination