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Taxonomy
Laothoe populeti (Bienert, 1870)
Nomenclature
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Tribe: SmerinthiniGenus: Laothoe
Species:
Laothoe populeti (Bienert, 1870)
Usage:
valid
Type data:
Syntypes 2♂ 1♀ [Iran:] Meschhet [Mashhad], vii.1858; [Iran:] Charlog, vii.1858 [?ZISP].
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Smerinthus populi as a variety by Erschoff, 1874, Reise Fedtschenko: 26. Reinstated as a species by Kirby, 1892, Synonymic Cat. Lepid. Heterocera 1: 710. Resynonymized with Smerinthus populi as a geographical variety by Staudinger, 1901, in Staudinger & Rebel, Cat. Lepid. Pal. Faunen. 1: 99. Raised to species status by Eitschberger, Danner & Surholt, 1989, Atalanta 20: 262. Resynonymized with Laothoe populi as a subspecies by Pittaway, 1993, The hawkmoths of the Western Palaearctic: 103. Reinstated as a species by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.12. Resynonymized with Laothoe populi as a subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 53. Reinstated as a species by Eitschberger, 2002, Neue ent. Nachr. 53: 155.
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Synonyms: 4