[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
[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
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[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:
Bethune-Baker, 1908
New Heterocera from British New Guinea
Novit. Zool. 15
: 175-243
Bethune-Baker, 1911
Descriptions of new African Heterocera
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 7
(41): 530-552,
(42): 553-576
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1854
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Huitiéme. Deltoides et Pyralites
Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 8
: 1-448,
Atlas (Deltoides & Pyralides): pl. 1-10 (1858)
Butler, 1875
On a Collection of Lepidoptera from Southern Africa, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96)
: 394-420
Butler, 1878
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum
Ill. typical Spec. Lepid. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 2
: 1-62, pl. 21-40
Butler, 1889
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum
Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 7
: 1-124, pl. 121-138
Christoph, 1877
Sammelergebnisse aus Nordpersion, Krasnowodsk in Turkmenien und dem Daghestan
Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 12
(2): 181-192,
(3): 197-299 (1877),
(4): pl. 5-8
Cramer, [1780]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 3
(17-21): 1-104, pl. 193-252 (1779),
(22): 105-128, pl. 253-264 ([1780]),
(23-24): 129-176, pl. 265-288 (1780)
[NE12]; Fibiger, Ronkay, Yela & Zilli, 2010
Noctuidae Europaeae 12: Rivulinae - Euteliinae, and Micronoctuidae and Supplement to Volume 1-11
Noct. Eur. 12
Guillermet, 1992
Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de la Réunion. Description de neuf nouvelles espèces de Noctuidae quadrifides
Entomologiste 48 (5)
: 265-281
Hampson, 1891
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part 8. The lepidoptera of heterocera of the Nilgiri district
Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8
: 1-144, pl. 139-156
Hampson, 1902
The moths of South Africa (Part I & II)
Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2
(3): 33-66 (1900),
(10): 255-446 (1902)
Holland, 1894
New and undescribed genera and species of West African Noctuidae
Psyche 7
: 7-10, 27-34, 36, 47-50, 67-70, 83-90, 109-128, 141-144, pl. 1-5
Holloway, 1979
A survey of the Lepidoptera, Biogeography and Ecology of New Caledonia
Series Entom. 15
: 1-588, pl. 1-87
[MOB17]; Holloway, 2008
Moths of Borneo 17. Family Noctuidae, subfamilies Rivulinae, Phytometrinae, Herminiinae, Hypeninae and Hypenodinae
Malayan Nature J. 60 (1-4)
: 1-268
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera
Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2
: 1-812
Lödl, 1993
Notes on the synonymy of the genera Hypena Schrank, 1802, Dichromia Guenée, 1854 and Harita Moore, 1882 (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)
Z. ArbGem Äst. Ent. 45 (1/2)
: 11-14
Lödl, 1994
Revision der Gattung Hypena Schrank, 1802 s.l., der äthiopischen und madagassischen Region. Teil 1 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Hypeninae)
Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 96B
: 373-590
Lödl, 1999
Provisorische Checkliste der Hypeninae und Herminiinae Sumatras (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Quadrifina 2
: 173-186
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)
Moore, [1885]
The Lepidoptera of Ceylon
Lepid. Ceylon 3
(1): 1-88, pl. 144-157 (1884),
(2): 89-304, pl. 158-181 ([1885]),
(3): 305-392, pl. 182-195 ([1886]),
(4): 393-578, pl. 196-215 (1887)
[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:
Prout, 1921
New Lepidoptera collected by Mr. T.A. Barns, in East Central Africa. III. - New Noctuidae
Bull. Hill Mus. 1 (1)
: 119-138, pl. 17
Prout, 1925
Seven apparently new S. African Noctuidae
Entomologist 58
: 213-218
Prout, 1927
A list of Noctuidae with descriptions of new forms collected in the island of Sao Thomé by T.A. Barns
Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (1927) 75
: 201-232, pl. 21
Rothschild, 1920
Heterocera. Collected in Korinchi, West Sumatra, by Messrs. H.C. Robinson and C. Boden Kloss
J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8 (3)
: 107-139
Laporte in Rougeot, Bourgogne & Laporte, 1991
Les Lépidoptères Hétérocères d'Afrique orientale
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (N.S.) 27 (4)
: 407-463
[NACL93d]; Schmidt, Lafontaine & Troubridge, 2018
Additions and corrections to the check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico IV
Zookeys 788
: 241-252
Warren in Seitz, 1913
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. 3. Die eulenartigen Nacthfalter
Gross-Schmett. Erde 3
: 1-511, pl. 1-75
Snellen, 1880
Lepidoptera van Celebes verzameld door Mr. M.C. Piepers, met aanteekeningen en beschrijving der nieuwe soorten
Tijdschr. Ent. 23 (2)
: 41-138, pl. 4-8
Snellen, 1881
Lepidoptera van Celebes verzameld door Mr. M.C. Piepers, met aanteekeningen en beschrijving der nieuwe soorten
Tijdschr. Ent. 24
: 64-68, 69-96, pl. 5-10
Strand, 1909
Lepidoptera aus Deutsch-Ost Afrika gesammelt von Herrn Oberleutnant Wintgens
Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 22 (2/3)
: 104-121
Swinhoe, 1891
New species of Heterocera from the Khasia Hills. Part I
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond.1891 (4): 473-495, pl. 19,
1892 (1): 1-20, pl. 1
Swinhoe, 1917
New Indo-Malayan Species of Lepidoptera
Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 20 (116)
: 157-166
Viette, 1956
Description de nouvelles espèces de noctuelles quadrifies
Mém. Inst. Sci. Madagascar (E) 7
: 117-139
Viette, 1979
Noctuelles quadrifides de Madagascar nouvelles ou peu connues, VIII [Lep. Noctuidae]
Bull. mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 48(1): 6-16,
(2): 49-53
Walker, [1859]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Supplement
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 16: 1-253 ([1859]),
17: 255-508 (1859),
18: 509-798 (1859),
19: 799-1036 (1859)
Walker, [1866]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum
List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]),
32: 323-706 (1865),
33: 707-1120 (1865),
34: 1121-1534 ([1866]),
35: 1535-2040 (1866)
Wileman, 1911
New and unrecorded species of Lepidoptera Heterocera from Japan
Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1911 (2)
: 189-407, pl. 30-31
Wileman & West, 1930
Descriptions of new species of Japanese, Formosan and Philippine Noctuidae (Heterocera)
Entomologist 63
(801): 35-38,
(802): 62-65,
(804): 108-110,
(806): 161-163
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