Microsphinx pumilum (Boisduval, 1875)
| FAMILY | Sphingidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Macroglossinae |
| GENUS | Microsphinx |
| SPECIES | pumilum |
| AUTHOR | (Boisduval, 1875) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | P.[terogon] Pumilum |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal], "Pays des Amazoulous". |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Not stated. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Boisduval J. B. A. 1875. Sphingides, Sésiides, Castnides. - In: Boisduval, J. B. A. & Guenée, A. (eds.), Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères Hétérocères. - — 1:i-iv, 1-568. |
| PAGINATION |
312
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Synonyms
| NAME | AUTHOR | STATUS |
| minutum | (Distant, 1897) | Synonym of species |
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Lesotho | Kopij G. 2006. Lepidoptera fauna of Lesotho. - Acta zoologica cracoviensia 49B(1-2):137-180. | 159 | |
| South Africa | Western Cape | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 138 |
| South Africa | KwaZulu-Natal | Boisduval J. B. A. 1847. Catalogue des Lépidoptères recueillis par M. Delegorgue pendant les années 1838-1844 à Port Natal, au pays des Amazoulous et dans la contrée de Massilicatzi. - In: Delegorgue A. (ed.), Voyage dans l'Afrique australe 1838-1844. - — 2:585-602. | 594 |
| South Africa | Free State | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 138 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Rubiaceae | Galium sp. | South Africa | Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. - — :i-iv, 1-273, pls 1-63. | 138 |
