Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910

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Nomenclature

Tribe: Leucophlebiini

Genus: Leucophlebia

Species:

Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae 461

Type data:

HOLOTYPE ♂ Congo [Democratic Republic of Congo]: S.E. Katanga, «4000 feet, 28.xi.1907» (Neave) [NHMUK].

Taxonomic Notes:

Synonymized with Leucophlebia afra as a subspecies by Rothschild & Jordan, 1916, Novit. zool. 23: 256. Implicitly treated as a good species by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.12. Resynonymized with Leucophlebia afra as a subspecies by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 53. Reinstated as a species by Eitschberger, 2003, Neue ent. Nachr. 56: 34.