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Falcatula Carcasson, 1968
Falcatula Carcasson, 1968; Jl E. Afr. nat. Hist. Soc. natn. Mus. 26 (3): 30, TS: Polyptychus falcatus Rothschild & Jordan
Falcatula (Smerinthini) ; [HMW, 16]

Falcatula cymatodes (Rothschild & Jordan, 1912)
lemairei (Darge, 1973)
= ; [HMW]
Falcatula cyamtodes ; [HMW]

Falcatula falcatus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Rhodesia - E.Africa, Congo, W.Africa. See [About maps] Falcate Polyptychus
Polyptychus falcatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 247, pl. 10 fig. 12, TL: Salisbury
Falcatula falcatus ; [HMW]

Larva on ("Marula") Erythrina abyssinica [HMCSA]


Falcatula penumbra (Clark, 1936)
Falcatula penumbra ; [HMW]

Falcatula tamsi (Carcasson, 1968)
Falcatula tamsi ; [HMW]


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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[HMCSA]
Pinhey, E., 1962; Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa
[HMW]
Kitching & Cadiou, 2000; Hawkmoths of the World; An annotated and illustrated revisionary checklist (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae)


Some related literature:
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.): 1-972, 67pls


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