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Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897)

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Platysphinx (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Distant, 1897)
Citation:Ambulyx piabilis, sp. n.
Original genus:Ambulyx
Publication:Distant W. L. 1897b. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. Fam. Sphingidae.
Journal:Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:(6) 19
Issue:113
Pagination:580
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19268068
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Platysphinx piabilis (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Holotype ♂ NHMUK Holotype ♂, NHMUK. South Africa South Africa, Gauteng, Transvaal, Pretoria, ii.1895, leg. W. L. Distant.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 135
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Haxaire J. & Melichar T. 2007. Description d’un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Platysphinx Platysphinx zabolicus sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 18
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Kenya Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 52
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Malawi Jordan K. 1920b. The status of Platysphinx bourkei Trimen (1910). page 165
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Mozambique Jordan K. 1920b. The status of Platysphinx bourkei Trimen (1910). page 165
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Namibia Händel J. 1998. Kommentiertes Verzeichnis der Sphingiden der Afrika-Expeditionen des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin – ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Schwärmerfauna des südlichen Afrika (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 379
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Nigeria Williams C. B. 1954. Notes on a small collection of Sphingidae from Nigeria. page 177
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 135
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) 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 21
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) South Africa Gauteng Distant W. L. 1897b. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. Fam. Sphingidae. page 580
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Tanzania Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 52
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Zambia Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. page 52
Platysphinx piabilis (Distant, 1897) Zimbabwe Jordan K. 1920b. The status of Platysphinx bourkei Trimen (1910). page 165
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
Platysphinx bourkei Trimen, 1910 Trimen, 1910 species Synonym Platysphinx bourkei
Platysphinx piabillis Wagner, 1914 Wagner, 1914 species Misapplied Platysphinx piabillis