Macropoliana natalensis

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Macropoliana natalensis

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: Sphinginae
Tribus: Sphingini
Genus: Macropoliana
Species: Macropoliana natalensis

Name

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Macropoliana natalensis (Butler, 1875)

Type locality: Port Natal [South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal].

Holotype: BMNH. female ♀.

Synonyms

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References

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  • Gess, F.W., 1967: Poliana natalensis (Butl.) and P. oheffernani n. sp., two hitherto confused hawkmoths (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae) from South Africa. Novos taxa entomologicos, 54: 2–10.
  • Schmit, Pierre & Jacques Pierre, 2006, Contribution à l'étude du genre Macropoliana Carcasson, 1968 (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae), Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France 111 (4): 539–543.