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Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)

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Higher taxa:	Saturniidae (family)/ Saturniinae (subfamily)/ Attacini (tribe)/ Epiphora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Butler, 1878)
Citation:	Attacus perspicuus, n. sp.
Original genus:	Attacus
Publication:	Butler A. G. 1878d. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Old Calabar and Madagascar.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(5) 2
Issue:	12
Pagination:	463
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25173550

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Epiphora perspicuus (1)

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Nigeria	Nigeria, Old Calabar.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)	Cameroon		Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 194
Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)	Congo		Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 191
Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the		Rougeot P.-C. 1962a. Les Lépidoptères de l'Afrique noire occidentale. Attacidés (= Saturniidés). page 191
Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)	Côte d'Ivoire		Testout H. 1948. Contribution à l'étude des Lépidoptères Saturnioïdes (XVI). Description de nouveaux Drepanoptera africains et révision du groupe d'antinorii Obth. page 189 (as vacunoides)
Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)	Gabon		Rougeot P.-C. 1948a. Description de quelques Saturnides du Gabon. page 9 (as berliozi)
Epiphora perspicuus (Butler, 1878)	Nigeria		Butler A. G. 1878d. Descriptions of some new genera and species of Lepidoptera from Old Calabar and Madagascar. page 463

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Epiphora berliozi (Rougeot, 1948)	(Rougeot, 1948)	species	Synonym	Drepanoptera berliozi
Epiphora vacunoides (Testout, 1948)	(Testout, 1948)	species	Synonym	Drepanoptera vacunoides