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Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Macroglossinae (subfamily)/  Macroglossini (tribe)/  Macroglossina (subtribe)/  Leucostrophus (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:d'Abrera, 1987
Citation:Leucostrophus alterhirundo nom. nov.
Original genus:Leucostrophus
Publication:D'Abrera B. 1987. Sphingidae Mundi. Hawk Moths of the world based on a checklist by Alan Hayes and the collection he curated in the British Museum (Natural History).
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Pagination:168
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Leucostrophus alterhirundo (1)
Taxonomic note:

The objective replacement name for Macroglossa hirundo Gerstaecker, 1871.

Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Holotype ♂ Holotype ♂. Kenya [Kenya], Mombas [Mombasa].
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Algeria Hoggar and Tassili Eitschberger U., Mooser J. & Müller G. 2014. Beitrag zur Sphingidae-Fauna des Hoggargebirges in Südalgerien (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 203
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Ethiopia Pinhey E. C. G. 1976. Entomofauna from Cabora Bassa. Results of the Entomological Brigade of the IICM. III. Lepidoptera. page 56 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Gabon Holland W. J. 1896a. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbott, with descriptions of some apparently new species. page 247 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Gambia Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 492 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Kenya Gerstaecker A. 1871. Beitrag zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar. page 360 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Malawi Butler A. G. 1894a. On two collections of Lepidoptera sent by H. H. Johnston, Esq., C. B., from British Central Africa. page 674 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Somalia Pagenstecher A. 1903. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der Reise des Freiherrn Carlo von Erlanger durch Süd-Schoa, die Galla- und Somaliländer in 1900 und 1901. Sphingiden und Bombyciden. page 8 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 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 25
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 South Africa Gauteng Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 9 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Tanzania Berio E. 1956d. Eteroceri raccolti dal Dr. Carlo Prola durante la spedizione alle isole dell'Africa orientale con descrizione di specie nuove (Lepidoptera). page 87 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Tanzania Zanzibar (Unguja) Holland W. J. 1896a. List of the Lepidoptera collected in Eastern Africa by Dr. W. L. Abbott, with descriptions of some apparently new species. page 247 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 463 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 463 (as hirundo)
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Strychnos henningsii Loganiaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 93 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Strychnos sp. Loganiaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 138 (as hirundo)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987 Strychnos sp. Loganiaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 178 (as hirundo)
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Leucostrophus hirundo (Gerstaecker, 1871) (Gerstaecker, 1871) species Misapplied Macroglossum hirundo