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Acherontia satanas Boisduval, 1836

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Higher taxa: Sphingidae (family)/  Sphinginae (subfamily)/  Sphingini (tribe)/  Acherontiina (subtribe)/  Acherontia (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Acherontia lachesis
Authorship:Boisduval, 1836
Citation:Acherontia Satanas, n. sp.
Original genus:Acherontia
Publication:Boisduval J. B. A. 1836. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Species général des Lépidopères. I.
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Pagination:Legend pl. 16, fig. 1
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11404864
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Acherontia satanas (1)
Taxonomic note:

Synonymized by J. O. Westwood (1847: 88) as nomen nudum.

Westwood J. O. 1847. The Cabinet of Oriental Entomology: being a selection of some of the rarer and more beautiful species of insects, natives of India and the adjacent islands, the greater portion of which are now for the first time discribed and figured.
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Acherontia satanas Boisduval, 1836 unknown Not stated. India "Indes orientales".
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination