Hippotion stigma (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)

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FAMILY Sphingidae
SUBFAMILY Macroglossinae
GENUS Hippotion
SPECIES stigma
AUTHOR(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONTemnora stigma spec. nov.
TYPE LOCALITY[Somalia], Abyssinian Somaliland, between Addis Ababa and Kismayo, leg. C. von Erlanger.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♀, BMNH.
STATUS Species
COMMENTTransferred to Hippotion by R. H. Carcasson (1968: 127).
PUBLICATION Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 9(Supplement):i–cxxxv, 1–972, pls 1–67.
PAGINATION 811 Bhl

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Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
Ethiopia   Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1–148, pls 1–17. 127
Kenya   Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1–148, pls 1–17. 127
Somalia   Rothschild W. & Jordan K. 1903a. A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae. - Novitates Zoologicae 9(Supplement):i–cxxxv, 1–972, pls 1–67. 811
Zambia   Carcasson R. H. 1972. Revisional notes on the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera). - Journal of Entomology 41(2):175–190. 187
Zimbabwe   Carcasson R. H. 1972. Revisional notes on the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera). - Journal of Entomology 41(2):175–190. 187

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