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Likoma apicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Likoma (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Citation:Likoma apicalis spec. nov.
Original genus:Likoma
Publication:Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Journal:Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:9
Issue:Supplement
Pagination:265–266; pl. 5, fig. 5
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9573410
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Likoma apicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Holotype NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Malawi [Malawi], Lake Nyassa, Likoma, 24.iii.1896, leg. Dutton.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Likoma apicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Thespesia garckeana Malvaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 95
Likoma apicalis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 Thespesia sp. Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 100
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination