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Taxonomy
Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: AcherontiinaGenus: Acherontia
Species:
Acherontia lachesis (Fabricius, 1798)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
Type(s) "India orientali" (Dom. Daldorff) [ZMUC]. There is a male labelled "type" in the Tønder Lungs coll., ZMUC.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Acherontia by Moore 1882, Lepid. Ceylon 2: 6.
Nomenclature notes:
The species name can be used in an individual varietal sense for specimens in which the hindwing upperside has a large black basal patch and heavy medial and submedial black bands.
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Synonyms: 12