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Taxonomy
Xylophanes meridanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1910
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Xylophanes
Species:
Xylophanes meridanus Rothschild & Jordan, 1910
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
LECTOTYPE ♂ [Venezuela:] Merida [Mérida], v.[19]00 (Briceno) [NHMUK]; designated by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 177.
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a subspecies of Xylophanes amadis. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 172. Reinstated as a subspecies by Carcasson & Heppner, 1996, Atlas Neotrop. Lepid. 4B: 59. Raised to species status by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 72.