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Epiphora congolana (Bouvier, 1929)

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Higher taxa: Saturniidae (family)/  Saturniinae (subfamily)/  Attacini (tribe)/  Epiphora (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Bouvier, 1929)
Citation:Drepanoptera congolana sp. nov.
Original genus:Drepanoptera
Publication:Bouvier E. L. 1929b. Saturnoïdes nouveaux du Musée de la condition des Soies, à Lyon.
Journal:Bulletin bi-mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon
Volume:8
Issue:14
Pagination:104
Taxonomic note:

The male was described (as Neallotype) by Ph. Darge (1994c: 500).

Darge Ph. 1994c. Nouvelles observations, descriptions et synonymies dans le genre Epiphora Wallengren, 1860 (Lepidoptera, Saturniidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Epiphora congolana (Bouvier, 1929) Holotype ♀ MNHN Holotype ♀, MNHN (not in Lyon, see S. Naumann 2008: 95). Congo Congo. Naumann S. 2008. Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae. – In: Kühne, L. (Ed.) Butterflies and moth diversity of the Kakamega forest (Kenya). page 104
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