Covelliana gessi (Schmit, 2006)

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FAMILY Sphingidae
SUBFAMILY Sphinginae
GENUS Covelliana
SPECIES gessi
AUTHOR(Schmit, 2006)
ORIGINAL COMBINATIONMacropoliana gessi Schmit, n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITYSouth Africa, Northern province [Limpopo], Entabeni, 1450m, 11.iii.1997, leg. P. Schmit.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES /
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) Holotype ♂, coll. Schmit; Paratype 1♂, BMNH.
STATUS Species
COMMENTTransferred to Covelliana by U. Eitschberger & T. Melichar (2016: 56).
PUBLICATION Schmit P. & Pierre J. 2006. Contribution à l'étude du genre Macropoliana Carcasson, 1968 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 111(4):539-543.
PAGINATION 540-543, fig. 4

Species Distribution

COUNTRY PROVINCE/STATE PUBLICATION PAGE
South Africa Limpopo Schmit P. & Pierre J. 2006. Contribution à l'étude du genre Macropoliana Carcasson, 1968 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 111(4):539-543. 540
South Africa Western Cape Schmit P. & Pierre J. 2006. Contribution à l'étude du genre Macropoliana Carcasson, 1968 (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 111(4):539-543. 540
South Africa Eastern Cape Eitschberger U. & Melichar T. 2016. Revision und Neugliederung aller Arten, die momentan in der Gattung Macropoliana auct. (nec Carcasson, 1968) vereint, zusammengefaßt sind. - Neue Entomologische Nachrichten 71:1-639. 59
South Africa Gauteng Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. - — . Website
South Africa North-West Kitching I. J. 2017. Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. - — . Website

Host Plants

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