Afrosataspes

Afrosataspes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Afrosataspes
Basquin & Cadiou, 1986
Species: A. galleyi
Binomial name
Afrosataspes galleyi
(Basquin, 1982)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sataspes galleyi Basquin, 1982

Afrosataspes is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species, Afrosataspes galleyi, which is known from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees. Adults are black, with the exception of the white anterior margin of the hindwing upperside. It is most similar to Sataspes ribbei, but has a truncate forewing apex. The antennae are short.

References

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  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.