Mania aegisthus

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

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| name = Mania aegisthus

| image = Nothus aegistus.JPG

| taxon = Mania aegisthus

| authority = (Fabricius, 1781)

| synonyms =

  • Papilio aegisthus Fabricius, 1781
  • Sematura aegisthus (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Sematura aegistus Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Nothus aegistus Auctt. (Missp.)
  • Mania lunigeraria Hübner, 1823
  • Sematura excavatus Walker, 1854
  • Sematura phoebe Guenée, 1857

}}

Mania aegisthus is a moth of the family Sematuridae. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica[http://www.mbarnes.force9.co.uk/jamaicamoths/images2/notaeg.htm Moths of Jamaica] and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti) in the Caribbean.{{Cite journal |last=Turner |first=Thomas |last2=Turland |first2=Vaughan A. |date=2022-10-29 |title=Scientific Note: Clarification of the nomenclature and distribution of Mania aegisthus (Fabricius, 1781) (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Sematuridae) |url=https://journals.flvc.org/troplep/article/view/132438 |journal=Tropical Lepidoptera Research |language=en |pages=113–117 |issn=2575-9256}}

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Category:Moths described in 1781

Category:Sematuridae

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