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Taxonomy
Philodila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 [Invalid]
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: Macroglossini incertae sedisGenus: Gnathothlibus
Genus:
Philodila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Usage:
invalid
Unacceptability Reason:
subjective synonym
Reference:
A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae 501 (key), 514
Type data:
Type species: Everyx astyanor Boisduval, [1875], by original designation.
Taxonomic Notes:
Synonymized with Gnathothlibus by Kitching et al., 2018, Biodivers. Data J. 6: e22236.
In view of the close morphological similarity between the type species, Everyx astyanor, and other species of Gnathothlibus, together with the recorded hybridization on Tahiti with Gnathothlibus eras, Philodila is treated as a junior synonym of Gnathothlibus.