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Gorgopis cervinus (Wallengren, 1860)

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Higher taxa: Hepialidae (family)/  Gorgopis (genus)/ 
Status:Synonym, the accepted name is Gorgopis caffra
Authorship:(Wallengren, 1860)
Citation:Hepiolus [sic] cervinus n. sp.
Original genus:Hepialus
Publication:Wallengren H. D. J. 1860. Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen.
Journal:Wiener entomologische Monatschrift
Volume:4
Issue:2
Pagination:43
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31290311
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Gorgopis cervinus (1)
Taxonomic note:

A junior subjective synonym of Gorgopis caffra Walker, 1856; synonymized by P. Viette (1949c: 205).

Viette P. 1949c. Contribution à l'étude des Hepialidae (Dixième note). Hepialidae du Congo belge et du Territoire du Tanganyika.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Gorgopis cervinus (Wallengren, 1860) Holotype unknown SNHM Holotype ♂, SNHM. South Africa South Africa, Caffraria orientali, leg. J. A. Wahlberg.
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