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Taxonomy
Xylophanes zurcheri (Druce, 1894)
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Xylophanes
Species:
Xylophanes zurcheri (Druce, 1894)
Usage:
valid
Type data:
SYNTYPE(S) [♀] Costa Rica: Santa Clara Valley, 1200 feet (F.A. Zurcher) [NHMUK; MNHU?]. There is only a single female in NHMUK with appropriate data. There is a female in the MNHU labelled "co-type" that is a misidentified Xylophanes fusimacula; it is unclear whether or not this is a syntype.
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Xylophanes by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 677 (key), 688.
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Synonyms: 1



