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Taxonomy
Hippotion stigma (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Hippotion
Species:
Hippotion stigma (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
[HOLOTYPE] ♀ [Ethiopia/Somalia:] "Between Addis Abeba and Kismayo ; no special locality given" (Baron Carlo von Erlanger) [NHMUK]. A holotype was inferred from Rothschild, 1919, Novit. zool. 26: 233, who stated "Type: ♀, Between Addis Abeba and Kismayo, Abyssinian Somaliland. Carl von Erlanger coll. This [specimen] is still unique".
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Hippotion by Carcasson, 1968, Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 26 (3): 127.
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Synonyms: 1