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Hippotion
» Hippotion irregularis - (Walker, 1856)
Taxonomy
Hippotion
irregularis
(Walker, 1856)
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Nomenclature
Subtribe:
Choerocampina
Genus:
Hippotion
Species:
Hippotion
irregularis
(Walker, 1856)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Sphingidae
152
Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♀ West Africa (pres. by E. Doubleday) [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Hippotion by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 748 (key), 761.
Synonyms:
2
Media
Hippotion irregularis, male, upperside. Liberia, 20m N of Cape Palmas
Hippotion irregularis, male, upperside. Liberia, 20m N of Cape Palmas
Hippotion irregularis, male, underside. Liberia, 20m N of Cape Palmas
Hippotion irregularis, male, underside. Liberia, 20m N of Cape Palmas
Hippotion irregularis, female, upperside. Uganda, Entebbe
Hippotion irregularis, female, upperside. Uganda, Entebbe
Hippotion irregularis, female, underside. Uganda, Entebbe
Hippotion irregularis, female, underside. Uganda, Entebbe
Hippotion irregularis, male, upperside. Liberia, 20m N of Cape Palmas
Hippotion irregularis, male, underside. Liberia, 20m N of Cape Palmas
Hippotion irregularis, female, upperside. Uganda, Entebbe
Hippotion irregularis, female, underside. Uganda, Entebbe
Distribution
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
