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Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Sphinginae (subfamily)/  Sphingini (tribe)/  Sphingina (subtribe)/  Poliana (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Möschler, 1887)
Citation:Protoparce Weiglei n. sp.
Original genus:Protoparce
Publication:Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste.
Journal:Abhandlungen der Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
Volume:15
Issue:1
Pagination:70; pl. 1, fig. 24
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26183129
Taxonomic note:

Had been synonymized with Protoparce laucheana Druce, 1882 by I. J. Kitching, Rougerie et al. (2018), and Poliana bucholzi [sic] by W. Rothschild & K. Jordan (1903: 39), but it is best treated as a separate species (see I. J. Kitching 2017).

Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887) Holotype ♂ MfN Holotype ♂, MfN. Ghana Ghana, Goldküste, Accra, iv–vi, leg. Weigle.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887) Côte d'Ivoire Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. page website
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887) Ghana Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 70
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887) Togo Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. page website
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination