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Taxonomy
Hippotion rubribrenna Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: ChoerocampinaGenus: Hippotion
Species:
Hippotion rubribrenna Joicey & Kaye, 1917
Usage:
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Reference:
Type data:
TYPE(S) [SYNTYPE(S)] [5] ♂ Dutch New Guinea [Indonesia: Papua,] Central Arfak Mts, «Ninay Valley», 3500ft, xi.1908-i.1909 [NHMUK].
Taxonomic Notes:
Queried as a synonym of Hippotion brennus by d'Abrera, 1987, Sphingidae Mundi: 191. Implicitly synonymized with Hippotion brennus by Moulds, 1996, in Nielsen, Edwards & Rangsi (eds), Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera 4: 269. Reinstated as a species by Moulds & Lachlan, 1998, Aust. Ent. 25: 57. Resynonymized with Hippotion brennus by Kitching & Cadiou, 2000, Hawkmoths of the world: 48. Reinstated as a species by Haxaire & Melichar, 2025, European Ent. 17 (3+4): 210.