Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910

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Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/  Smerinthinae (subfamily)/  Smerinthini (tribe)/  Leucophlebia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Hampson, 1910
Citation:	Leucophlebia xanthopis, sp. n.
Original genus:	Leucophlebia
Publication:	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae.
Journal:	Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
Volume:	1910
Issue:	2
Pagination:	461–462; pl. 39, fig. 15
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31563209

Leucophlebia xanthopis (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Retrieved from synonymy with Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891 by U. Eitschberger (2003: 34).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, SE Katanga, 4000 ft, 1907-11-29, leg. S. A. Neave.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910	Congo		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). page 68
Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910	Congo, the Democratic Republic of the	Katanga	Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 462
Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910	Malawi		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). page 68
Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910	Tanzania		Eitschberger U. 2003. Revision und Neugliederung der Schwärmer-Gattung Leucophlebia Westwood, 1847 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). page 34
Leucophlebia xanthopis Hampson, 1910	Zambia		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). page 68

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Leucophlebia xanthopis (1)

Leucophlebia xanthopis (2)

Leucophlebia xanthopis (3)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Leucophlebia xanthopsis Pinhey, 1972	Pinhey, 1972	species	Misapplied	Leucophlebia xanthopsis