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Taxonomy
Atemnora
westermannii
(Boisduval, 1875)
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Nomenclature
Subtribe:
Macroglossina
Genus:
Atemnora
Species:
Atemnora
westermannii
(Boisduval, 1875)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Histoire naturelle des insectes. Species général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. 1. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides
355
Type data:
TYPE(S) [♀] "la côte de Guineé, dans la colonie danoise” [SE Ghana] (les frères moraves) [CMNH].
Taxonomic Notes:
Transferred to Atemnora by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 616.
Synonyms:
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Atemnora westermannii westermannii, male, upperside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 75 miles inland from Sekondi, Prestea
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, male, upperside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 75 miles inland from Sekondi, Prestea
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, male, underside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 75 miles inland from Sekondi, Prestea
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, male, underside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 75 miles inland from Sekondi, Prestea
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, female, upperside. Sierra Leone, Moyamba
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, female, upperside. Sierra Leone, Moyamba
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, female, underside. Sierra Leone, Moyamba
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, female, underside. Sierra Leone, Moyamba
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, male, upperside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 75 miles inland from Sekondi, Prestea
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, male, underside. Ghana, Gold Coast, 75 miles inland from Sekondi, Prestea
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, female, upperside. Sierra Leone, Moyamba
Atemnora westermannii westermannii, female, underside. Sierra Leone, Moyamba
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
