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Taxonomy
Leucostrophus
commasiae
(Walker, 1856)
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Nomenclature
Subtribe:
Macroglossina
Genus:
Leucostrophus
Species:
Leucostrophus
commasiae
(Walker, 1856)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Sphingidae
90
Type data:
HOLOTYPE Sierra Leone: «Commasia» (pres. by Rev. D.F. Morgan). [NHMUK]
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Leucostrophus by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 671.
Nomenclature notes:
A Boisduval manuscript name made available by Walker.
Synonyms:
1
Media
Leucostrophus commasiae, male, upperside. Nigeria, Niger, Ogruga
Leucostrophus commasiae, male, upperside. Nigeria, Niger, Ogruga
Leucostrophus commasiae, male, underside. Nigeria, Niger, Ogruga
Leucostrophus commasiae, male, underside. Nigeria, Niger, Ogruga
Leucostrophus commasiae, female, upperside. Sierra Leone
Leucostrophus commasiae, female, upperside. Sierra Leone
Leucostrophus commasiae, female, underside. Sierra Leone
Leucostrophus commasiae, female, underside. Sierra Leone
Leucostrophus commasiae, male, upperside. Nigeria, Niger, Ogruga
Leucostrophus commasiae, male, underside. Nigeria, Niger, Ogruga
Leucostrophus commasiae, female, upperside. Sierra Leone
Leucostrophus commasiae, female, underside. Sierra Leone
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
