Acanthosphinx
Acanthosphinx | |
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Acanthosphinx guessfeldti | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891 |
Species: | A. guessfeldti |
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Acanthosphinx guessfeldti | |
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Acanthosphinx, the widow sphinx, is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing one species Acanthosphinx guessfeldti.[2] It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.[3]
The length of the forewings is 57–70 mm.
The larvae feed on Bridelia micrantha.[4]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Euphorbiaceae: Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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