Acanthosphinx

Acanthosphinx
Acanthosphinx guessfeldti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Acanthosphinx
Species: A. guessfeldti
Binomial name
Acanthosphinx guessfeldti
(Dewitz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx guessfeldti Dewitz, 1879
  • Acanthosphinx guessfeldti gigas Aurivillius, 1891
  • Acanthosphinx guessfeldti eothina Tams, 1930

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

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Euphorbiaceae: Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.


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