Afrosphinx

Afrosphinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Afrosphinx
Carcasson, 1968
Species:
A. amabilis
Binomial name
Afrosphinx amabilis
(Jordan, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus amabilis Jordan, 1911
  • Polyptychus amabilis occidens Clark, 1927

Afrosphinx is a genus of moths. It is in the family of Sphingidae. It only has one species, the Afrosphinx amabilis. It is from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is usually seen in Brachystegia woodland.[2]

Its forewings are 30–32 mm. The males are red to orange brown speckled with brown.

References

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Wikispecies has information on: Afrosphinx.
  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.