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Hippotion aurora
» Hippotion aurora subsp. delicata - Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
Taxonomy
Hippotion
aurora
subsp.
delicata
Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
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Nomenclature
Genus:
Hippotion
Species:
Hippotion
aurora
Subspecies:
Hippotion
aurora
subsp.
delicata
Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Some new Sphingidae in the collection of the British Museum
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Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ Farquhar Island, 17.x.1905 (T.B. Fletcher) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Hippotion aurora.
Media
Hippotion aurora delicata, holotype, male, underside. Seychelles, Farquhar Isle
Hippotion aurora delicata, holotype, male, underside. Seychelles, Farquhar Isle
Hippotion aurora delicata, holotype, male, upperside. Seychelles, Farquhar Isle
Hippotion aurora delicata, holotype, male, upperside. Seychelles, Farquhar Isle
Hippotion aurora delicata, holotype, male, underside. Seychelles, Farquhar Isle
Hippotion aurora delicata, holotype, male, upperside. Seychelles, Farquhar Isle
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
