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Phylloxiphia oweni (Carcasson, 1968)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Phylloxiphia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Carcasson, 1968)
Citation:Libyoclanis oweni sp. nov.
Original genus:Libyoclanis
Publication:Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species.
Journal:Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum
Volume:26
Issue:3
Pagination:45–46; pl. 10, fig. 5; pl. 14, fig. 5
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111550
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Phylloxiphia oweni (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Phylloxiphia oweni (Carcasson, 1968) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, Freetown, vi.1967, leg. D. F. Owen.
Distribution note:

The records of Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo (Hayes 1971: 237), Gabon (Pierre 2001b: 265) and Central African Republic (Basquin & Pierre 2005: 501) refer to Phylloxiphia domi Pierre & Basquin, 2015 (see J. Pierre & P. Basquin 2015: 264).

Pierre J. & Basquin P. 2015. Les sphinx du genre Phylloxiphia : nouvelles espèces (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Phylloxiphia oweni (Carcasson, 1968) Anthonotha macrophylla Fabaceae Nigeria MacNulty B. J. 1970. Outline life histories of some West African Lepidoptera. Part III Sphingidae. page 98
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