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Phalera bucephala
Mondvogel, Mondfleck
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Subspecies
Several subspecies are recognized, but the
taxonomy is unclear. The
type specimen of Linnaeus´ nominal Phalaena bucephala most
probably
stems from Sweden. The lectotype is phenotypically very similar to
typical scandinavian specimens (Schintlmeister 2008). I therefore
suggest that the nominate subspecies is the scandinavian subspecies,
and that the Central European animals do not belong to the nominate
subspecies, but to Phalera bucephala lunula (see synonymy below).
Original
description
Synonyms
Synonymy of Phalera bucephala bucephala:
Phalaena bucephala Linnaeus, 1758
Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phalera bucephala bucephala (Linnaeus,
1758)
Phalera bucephala tenebrata Strand, 1903
Phalera bucephala tenebricosa Sterz, 1912
Synonymy of Phalera bucephala lunula:
Bombyx lunula Retzius, 1783
Phalera bucephala lunula (Retzius, 1783)
Phalera bucephala infulgens Graeser, 1888
Phalera bucephala philonica Stauder, 1923
Phalera bucephala velata Dannehl, 1925
Distribution
Distributed in Europe, north Africa, and through central Asia.
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