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Canopus Walker, 1855

Higher taxa: Erebidae (family)/  Arctiinae (subfamily)/  Amerilini (tribe)/  Canopus (genus)/ 
Status:Misapplied , the accepted name is Amerila
Authorship:Walker, 1855
Citation:Genus 56. Canopus
Taxon remarks:Type species: Canopus bubo Walker, 1855. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera 3: 747. By subsequent designation by Hampson (1900: 60). Junior homonym of Canopus.
Publication:Walker F. 1855a. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part III.– Lepidoptera Heterocera.
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Volume:3
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Pagination:747