Lyncestis

Lyncestis Walker, 1857

Lyncestis Walker, 1857; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 11: 611, 632; TS: Phalaena amphix Cramer
- = Melipotis; [NACL], 125; [POOLE]
Jarasana Moore, 1882; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (2): 132; TS: Jarasana lativitta Moore
- = Melipotis; [NACL], 125; [POOLE]

Jarasana; [NHM-BMW]
Lyncestis; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Lyncestis (Catocalinae); [AUCL]
Lyncestis (Catocalini); [ALA]

Lyncestis albisigna Wileman & South, 1920

Philippines (Luzon). See [maps]

Lyncestis albisigna Wileman & South, 1920; 273; TL: Luzon, Prov. Rizal, Manila

Lyncestis albisigna; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis albisigna; [POOLE]

Lyncestis amphix (Cramer, [1777])

Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, S.Africa, Namibia, ..., Pakistan, India (Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Thailand, Philippines. See [maps]

Phalaena (Noctua) amphix Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 59, pl. 134, f. C; TL: Cote de Coromandel
Jarasana lativitta Moore, 1882; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (2): 132; TL: Benares
- = Melipotis amphix; [POOLE]

Lyncestis amphix; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
Melipotis amphix; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]

Lyncestis dargei (Hacker & Fibiger, 2006)

Tanzania, Yemen. See [maps]

Lycestis dargei Hacker & Fibiger, 2006; Esperiana 12: 119, pl. 3, f. 17-18; TL: Tanzania, 3 km of S end of Lake Natron

Lyncestis dargei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Lyncestis grandidieri Viette, 1968

Madagascar. See [maps]

Lyncestis grandidieri Viette, 1968; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 73 (3-4): 80; TL: Madagascar, National Route 67, 64 km E of Tulear, Andranovory Forest

Lyncestis grandidieri; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis grandidieri; [POOLE]

Lyncestis knudlarseni Hacker & Fibiger, 2006

Yemen, Tanzania, Swaziland. See [maps]

Lyncestis knudlarseni Hacker & Fibiger, 2006; Esperiana 12: 117, pl. 3, f. 10; TL: Yemen, Province of Al Hudaydah, Jabal Burra, 25 km SE of Bajil, 600m

Lyncestis knudlarseni; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

Lyncestis melanoschista (Meyrick, 1897)

New Guinea, Queensland. See [maps]

Catephia melanoschista Meyrick, 1897; 372; TL: Queensland, Duaringa
Lyncestis macrosticha Turner, 1904; 216; TL: N.Queensland, Townsville
- = Melipotis melanoschista; [POOLE]
Lyncestis fuscifusata Hampson, 1926; Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus.: 33; TL: New Guinea, Port Moresby
- = ; [AUCL]

Lyncestis fuscifusata; [LepIndex]
Lyncestis melanoschista; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Melipotis fuscifusata; [POOLE]
Melipotis melanoschista; [POOLE]

Lyncestis mimica Gaede, 1939

Arabia, Kenya, Zaire, Tanzania, S.Africa. See [maps]

Lyncestis mimica Gaede, 1939; Gross-Schmett. Erde 15: 268, pl. 33 c; TL: East Africa

Lyncestis mimica; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Melipotis mimica; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]

Lyncestis phaeocrossa Turner, 1932

NW.Australia. See [maps]

Lyncestis phaeocrossa Turner, 1932; 178; TL: NW.Australia, Syndham

Lyncestis phaeocrossa; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Melipotis phaeocrossa; [POOLE]

Lyncestis voeltzkowi Viette, 1965 Madgascar

Lyncestis voeltzkowi Viette, 1965; Lambillionea 64 (9-10): 38, pl. 1, f. 10; TL: Madagascar, Bekily

Lyncestis voeltzkowi; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Melipotis voeltzkowi; [POOLE]

References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[ALA]
Atlas of Living Australia
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[Don Herbison-Evans] and Stella A. Crossley
Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[PERSEE]
Annales de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

Some related literature:

Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
Hacker & Fibiger, 2006
Updated list of Micronoctuidae, Noctuidae (s.l.), and Hyblaeidae species of Yemen, collected during three expeditions in 1996, 1998 and 2000, with comments and descriptions of species Esperiana 12 : 75-166
Hampson, 1926
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera (Phalaenae) of the Family Noctuidae (Subfamily Noctuinae) Descr. Gen. and Spec. Lepid. Br. Mus. : 1-641
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Moore, 1882
Descriptions of new Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the collection of the late Mr. W.S. Atkinson Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (1): 1-88, pl. 1-3 (1879), (2): 89-198, pl. 4-5 (1882), (3): 199-299, pl. 6-8 (1888)
[AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4: 1-529
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Gaede in Seitz, 1939
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Afrikanischen Faunengebietes. 15. Eulenartige Nachtfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 15 : 1-358, pl. 1-41
Viette, 1965
Nouvelles espéces de noctuelles quadrifides Malgaches (Lépidoptéres) Lambillionea 64 (9-10) : 38-49, pl. 1
Viette, 1968
Noctuelles inédites de Madagascar (Lep.) Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 73 (3-4) : 77-83, pl. 2
Walker, 1857
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 1-252 (1856), 10: 253-492 ([1857]), 11: 493-764 (1857), 12: 765-982 ([1858]), 13: 983-1236 ([1858]), 14: 1237-1520 (1858), 15: 1521-1888 (1858)

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