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Leucostrophus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Leucostrophus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903; Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 671, TS: Macroglossa commasiae
Leucostrophus (Macroglossina) ; [HMW, 19]

Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, [1987]

South Africa, C.Africa, E.Africa. See [About maps] White Barred Hawk
Macroglossa hirundo Gerstaecker, 1871; Archiv Naturg. 37 (1) : 360 (preocc.)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo ; [HMW]

Resembles some female carpenter bees (Xylocopa inconstans, Xylocopa caffra)? [HMCSA]

Leucostrophus commasiae (Walker, 1856)

Sierra Leone. See [About maps] Macroglossa commasiae Walker, 1856
Leucostrophus commasiae ; [HMW]

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References:

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[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:

Gerstaecker, 1871

Beiträge zur Insektenfauna von Zanzibar Archiv Naturg. 37 (1) : 345-363

Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

A revision of the Lepidopterous family Sphingidae Novit. Zool. 9 (Suppl.) : 1-813, : 815-972, pl. 1-67

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