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Taxonomy
Nephele aequivalens (Walker, 1856)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: MacroglossinaGenus: Nephele
Species:
Nephele aequivalens (Walker, 1856)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Sphingidae 191
Type data:
SYNTYPES 1♀ Sierra Leone (pres. by Rev. D.F. Morgan); 1♀ no locality given (pres. by E. Doubleday) [NHMUK]. The syntype from Sierra Leone is most probably the holotype of Zonilia zebu. Selection of this specimen as lectotype of Pachylia aequivalens would make Zonilia zebu a junior objective synonym.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Nephele by Butler, 1876, Trans. zool. Soc. Lond. 9: 622.
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Synonyms: 2