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Castnia hesperiaris Walker, 1856; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 7: 1583, TL: vic. Mexico, D. F., Mexico
Aegiale kollari C. & R. Felder, 1860; Wien. ent. Monats. 4 (4): 111, pl. 2, f. 3, TL: Mexico
= ; Freeman, 1969, J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 1): 27; [NL4A, #2333]
Teria agavis P. & I. Blásquez, 1865; Mem. sobre maguey mexicano: 21, TL: Mexico
= ; Druce, 1896, Biol. Cent.-Am., Lepid.-Heter. 2: 319; Freeman, 1969, J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 1): 27; [NL4A, #2333]
Aegiale hesperiaris, Listing of Mexican Butterflies [ILMB]
Aegiale hesperiaris, Butterflies of America [BOA]
Acentrocneme hesperiaris ; Druce, 1896, Biol. Cent.-Am., Lepid.-Heter. 2: 319
Aegiale hesperiaris ; Draudt, 1924, in Seitz, Gross-Schmett. Erde 5: 998; Freeman, 1969, J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 1): 27; [BOW: pl. 80, f. 9]; [NL4A, #2333]
Larva on
Agave americana Freeman, 1969, J. Lep. Soc. 23 (Suppl. 1): 28
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