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Polyptychus erosus
» Polyptychus erosus subsp. politzari - (Darge & Basquin, 2005)
Taxonomy
Polyptychus
erosus
subsp.
politzari
(Darge & Basquin, 2005)
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Genus:
Polyptychus
Species:
Polyptychus
erosus
Subspecies:
Polyptychus
erosus
subsp.
politzari
(Darge & Basquin, 2005)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Une nouvelle espèce de Polyptychoides Carcasson affine à Polyptychoides erosus (Jordan, 1923) et originaire du Kenya (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae)
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Type data:
HOLOTYPE ♂ Kenya: Meru Forest, 17.i.1993 (K. Politzar) [coll. Basquin].
Taxonomic Notes:
SYN. & STAT. NOV. [Justification to follow]
Synonyms:
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Media
Polyptychus erosus politzari , female, underside. Kenya, Meru Dist., Mt. Kenya
Polyptychus erosus politzari , female, underside. Kenya, Meru Dist., Mt. Kenya
Polyptychus erosus politzari, female, upperside. Kenya, Meru Dist., Mt. Kenya
Polyptychus erosus politzari, female, upperside. Kenya, Meru Dist., Mt. Kenya
Polyptychus erosus politzari , female, underside. Kenya, Meru Dist., Mt. Kenya
Polyptychus erosus politzari, female, upperside. Kenya, Meru Dist., Mt. Kenya
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical):
Ed Baker
, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts,
Simon Rycroft
,
Ben Scott
,
Vince Smith
