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Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887)

Permalink:	POLIWEIG
Higher taxa:	Sphingidae (family)/ Sphinginae (subfamily)/ Sphingini (tribe)/ Sphingina (subtribe)/ Poliana (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Möschler, 1887)
Citation:	Protoparce Weiglei n. sp.
Original genus:	Protoparce
Publication:	Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste.
Journal:	Abhandlungen der Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
Volume:	15
Issue:	1
Pagination:	70; pl. 1, fig. 24
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26183129

Taxonomic note:

Had been synonymized with Protoparce laucheana Druce, 1882 by I. J. Kitching, Rougerie et al. (2018), and Poliana bucholzi [sic] by W. Rothschild & K. Jordan (1903: 39), but it is best treated as a separate species (see I. J. Kitching 2017).

Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory.

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887)	Holotype	♂	MfN	Holotype ♂, MfN.	Ghana	Ghana, Goldküste, Accra, iv–vi, leg. Weigle.

Scientific name	Country	Publication
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887)	Côte d'Ivoire	Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. page website
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887)	Ghana	Möschler H. B. 1887. Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-Fauna der Goldküste. page 70
Poliana weiglei (Möschler, 1887)	Togo	Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. page website

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