Poliodes roseicornis

Taxonavigation

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: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Poliodes
Species: Poliodes roseicornis

Name

Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Type locality: [Kenya], British East Africa, W-side of the Luitpold Mountains, near Ikutha.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂.

Synonyms

• Temnora erato Fawcett, 1915
  • Type locality: [Kenya], British East Africa, Masongaleni.
    • Syntypes: BMNH. male ♂.

References

Primary references

• Rothschild, L.W. & Jordan, K. 1903. A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae. Novitates Zoologae 9 (Suppl.): 1–972. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Fawcett, J. M. 1915. Notes on a collection of Heterocera made made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–12. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1915(1): 91-113 full article (BHL). Reference page.