Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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Permalink:	PRAEPLAG
Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Sphinginae (subfamily)/  Sphingini (tribe)/  Sphingina (subtribe)/  Praedora (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Citation:	Praedora plagiata spec. nov.
Original genus:	Praedora
Publication:	Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae.
Journal:	Novitates Zoologicae
Volume:	9
Issue:	Supplement
Pagination:	51; pl. 12, fig. 9; pl. 21, fig. 12
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9573194

Praedora plagiata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Description of the male as "Allo-Type" (in ZMHB) by B. Gehlen (1950: 66–67, fig. 2).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Holotype	♀	NHMUK	Holotype ♀, NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	[Democratic Republic of Congo, Katanga], Tanganyika Province, Mpala Region, leg. P. Guillemé.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. page 51
Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Malawi		Pierre J. & Schmit P. 2008. Révision du genre Praedora Rothschild & Jordan (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 253
Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	South Africa	Mpumalanga	van den Berg M. A., Vermeulen J. B., Braack H. H. & Braack A. L. 1975. Pylstertmotte (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) van die Nasionale Krugerwildtuin. page 20
Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Zambia		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 65
Praedora plagiata Rothschild & Jordan, 1903	Zimbabwe		Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 65

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Praedora plagiata (1)

Praedora plagiata (2)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Praedora meridionalis Kiriakoff, 1954	Kiriakoff, 1954	species	Synonym	Praedora meridionalis