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Taxonomy
Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: MacroglossinaGenus: Nephele
Species:
Nephele comoroana Clark, 1923
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
SYNTYPES "a series of males and females" [Comoro Islands:] Grande Comoro Island, ix-xii.1921 (G.F. Leigh) [CMNH; 1♂ NHMUK; MNHN]. The syntypic series was probably bred, hence the smaller size.
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Nephele accentifera. Raised to species status by Turlin, 1996, Lambillionea 96: 329.



