Aellopos tantalus subsp. zonata (Drury, 1773)

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Nomenclature

Genus: Aellopos

Species: Aellopos tantalus

Subspecies:

Aellopos tantalus subsp. zonata (Drury, 1773)

Usage:

valid

Reference:

Illustrations of natural history. Wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of exotic insects,... to which is added a translation into French index [151]

Type data:

Type(s) St Christopher [St Kitts] [Macleay Mus., Univ. Sydney].

Taxonomic Notes:

Synonymized with Macroglossa tantalus by Burmeister, 1855, Abh. naturforsch. Ges. Halle 3 (4) (Sber.): 74.. Reinstated as a subspecies by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 435. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies as a form by Barnes & Benjamin, 1927, Bull. Southern Calif. Acad. Sci. 26: 38. Reinstated as a subspecies of Aellopos tantalus by Bridges, 1993, Cat. Fam. Gen. Spec. Sphingidae of the World: VIII.1. Synonymized with the nominotypical subspecies by Carcasson & Heppner, 1996, Atlas Neotrop. Lepid. 4B: 57. Reinstated as a subspecies of Aellopos tantalus by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 36.