Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874

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Permalink:	TEARASPE
Higher taxa:	Erebidae (family)/  Lymantriinae (subfamily)/  Tearosoma (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Felder R., 1874
Citation:	Tearosoma aspersum F.
Original genus:	Tearosoma
Publication:	Felder C., Felder R. & Rogenhofer A. F. 1865–1875. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Zweiter Band. Abtheilung 2, Heft 4, Lepidoptera. Atlas der Heterocera.
Journal:	—
Volume:	2
Issue:	4
Pagination:	9; pl. c, fig. 6
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1221067

Tearosoma aspersum (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, locality not stated.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	Namibia		Mey W. 2007f. Macrolepidoptera: smaller families and butterflies (Lepidoptera: Heterocera, Rhopalocera). – In Mey, W. (ed.) The Lepidoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 2. page 162
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 398 (map)
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	South Africa	Free State	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 398 (map)
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	South Africa	Northern Cape	Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III). page 406
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 398 (map)
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	South Africa		Swinhoe C. 1903a. A revision of the Old World Lymantriidae in the national collection. page 474

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Tearosoma aspersum Felder R., 1874	Lycium sp.	Solanaceae	South Africa	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 398

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Tearosoma aspersum (1)

Tearosoma aspersum (2)

Tearosoma aspersum (3)

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