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BMNH(E)272044

Classification
Scientific name: Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Deilephila
Species: elpenor
Higher classification: Insecta; Lepidoptera; Bombycoidea; Sphingidae; Macroglossinae
Location
Locality: Nearest Named Place: Bexley
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; Kent
Collection event
Collection date: 6 - 7 / 1912
Identification
Identified by: Dr Ian J. Kitching
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758) Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: BMNH(E)272044
Collection code: BMNH(E) ( Entomology)
Sub department: Lepidoptera
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:923016
Preservative: Dry
Donor name: 2nd Baron L. Walter Rothschild FRS
Sex: Female
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: 34e60957-b3b2-4e76-a7f3-401a164d9db1
Modified: 1627400542000
Created: 966294000000

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Additional Information

Created 966294000000
Last updated 1627400542000
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb