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Taxonomy
Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891
Nomenclature
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Subtribe: MacroglossinaGenus: Nephele
Species:
Nephele discifera Karsch, 1891
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Type data:
Holotype Kamerun [Cameroon]: Barombi Station (P. Preuss) [MNHU].
Taxonomic Notes:
Proposed as a form of Nephele peneus. Raised to species level by Rothschild & Jordan, 1903, Novit. zool. 9 (suppl.): 559.
Nomenclature notes:
The name “discifera” applies to the form in which the forewing has a large, rounded, orange-pink spot centrally on the dorsal edge.
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Synonyms: 2