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» Polyptychus paupercula - (Holland, 1889)
Taxonomy
Polyptychus
paupercula
(Holland, 1889)
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Nomenclature
Tribe:
"Polyptychus genus-group"
Genus:
Polyptychus
Species:
Polyptychus
paupercula
(Holland, 1889)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Contributions to a knowledge of the Lepidoptera of West Africa
65
Type data:
Syntypes ♂ [Gabon:] «Ogove River,» Kangwé (Good) [CMNH].
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Polyptychus by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 236 (key), 260.
Synonyms:
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Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, male, upperside. Nigeria, R. Niger, Sapele
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, male, upperside. Nigeria, R. Niger, Sapele
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, male, underside. Nigeria, R. Niger, Sapele
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, male, underside. Nigeria, R. Niger, Sapele
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, female, upperside. Nigeria, Niger C.P., Warri
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, female, upperside. Nigeria, Niger C.P., Warri
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, female, underside. Nigeria, Niger C.P., Warri
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, female, underside. Nigeria, Niger C.P., Warri
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, male, upperside. Nigeria, R. Niger, Sapele
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, male, underside. Nigeria, R. Niger, Sapele
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, female, upperside. Nigeria, Niger C.P., Warri
Polyptychus paupercula paupercula, female, underside. Nigeria, Niger C.P., Warri
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
