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The Aldabra brush warbler is an extinct bird in the acrocephalid warbler family. It was endemic to the atoll of Aldabra in the Seychelles and an individual was last seen in 1983.
Mahensia is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Mahensia seychellarum, which is found on the Seychelles.
Agamana is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1866. These moths are mainly found in the Australian continent and Indian subcontinent. These are not considered very rare, but very little is known about these species.
Casuariclystis is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Casuariclystis latifascia, which is widespread. The range includes Borneo, the Andamans, Fiji, Rotuma Island, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Hong Kong, the Ogasawara Islands, Kenya, Mauritius, Aldabra, and the Seychelles. The habitat consists of coastal areas, dry heath forests, limestone forests, oceanic islands, and dry secondary forests.
Eagris sabadius is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and on Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, the Seychelles and the Comoro Islands. The habitat consists of montane forests, forests and forest margins.
Autoba costimacula is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found in southern and eastern Africa, on the islands of the Indian Ocean and in Yemen.
Banisia is a genus of moths of the family Thyrididae.
Banisia myrsusalis, the sapodilla borer or sapota midrib folder, is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859 and is found in North America, Brazil, Australia, southern Asia and Africa.
Banisia apicale is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in the Seychelles on Silhouette Island.
Banisia tibiale is a species of moth of the family Thyrididae. It is found in the Seychelles on Marianne Island and Silhouette Island.
Simplicia inareolalis is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in the Seychelles on Mahé and Silhouette islands.
Rivula dimorpha is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Seychelles on Mahé and Silhouette islands and in La Réunion.
Oruza rupestre is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Seychelles.
Diathraustodes leucotrigona is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in the Nilgiri Mountains of India and Silhouette Island in the Seychelles.
The Aldabra fody is a passerine bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Aldabra Island in the Indian Ocean.
Chrysocatharylla agraphellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in South Africa, Mozambique and on Aldabra atoll in the Seychelles.
Brachiolia amblopis is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae.
Keeta is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains two species endemic to the Aldabra atoll in the Seychelles. The genus and both species were described by the Indian entomologist Samarendra Maulik, from specimens collected by the Percy Sladen Trust Expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1908. The generic name comes from the Sanskrit word कीट (kīṭa), meaning "insect".
References
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Banisia aldabrana (Fryer, 1912)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ↑ Fryer, 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra. - Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (2)15(Zool.)(1):21-22; pl.1 fig.18
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