Hyles tithymali gallaeci

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Macroglossinae
Tribus: Macroglossini
Subtribus: Choerocampina
Genus: Hyles
Species: Hyles tithymali
Subspecies: Hyles tithymali gallaeci

Name

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Hyles tithymali gallaeci Gil-T., Requejo & Estévez, 2011

  • Type locality: Spain, NW Spain, Galicia Region, Pontevedra province, A Lanzada isthmus.
  • Holotype: in Coll. Gil-T., female ♀. 8.VII.2011.
  • The taxonomic final status of this taxon (larvae very similar to other taxa of the tithymali group) is awaiting a study molecular (not only of its mitochondrial DNA, but also of its nuclear DNA).

References

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  • Gil-T., F., S. Requejo & R. Estévez, 2011: A new and relict species for the Iberian Peninsula, with an enigmatic distribution: Hyles tithymali gallaeci subspec. nov. from the atlantic islands and coasts of Galicia Region (NW. Spain). (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae). Atalanta 42(1-4): 143–148. Full article (PDF)