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Sesamia veronica Moyal, 2011

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/ Xyleninae (subfamily)/ Apameini (tribe)/ Sesamiina (subtribe)/ Sesamia (genus)/
Status:	Synonym, the accepted name is Sesamia incerta
Authorship:	Moyal, 2011
Citation:	Sesamia veronica Moyal sp. n.
Original genus:	Sesamia
Publication:	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).
Journal:	Systematic Entomology
Volume:	36
Issue:
Pagination:	424–425, fig. 2
URL:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00570.x

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Sesamia veronica (1)

Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Leucania incerta Walker, 1856; synonymized by N. M.-C. Hévin et al. (2024: 468).

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	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Sesamia veronica Moyal, 2011	Holotype	♂	MNHN	Holotype ♂, genitalia slide Moyal MP29♂, MNHN.	South Africa	South Africa, North-West Province, Boskop Dam, 1403 m, e.l. Phragmites australis ii.2006, leg. B. Le Ru.
Sesamia veronica Moyal, 2011	Paratype	♀	MNHN	Paratype 1♀, genitalia slide Moyal MP30♀, MNHN.	South Africa	South Africa, North-West Province, Boskop Dam, 1403 m, e.l. Phragmites australis ii.2006, leg. B. Le Ru.

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