Ellenbeckia
| Ellenbeckia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Sphingini |
| Genus: | Ellenbeckia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
| Species: | E. monospila |
| Binomial name | |
| Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1] | |
Ellenbeckia is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, consisting of one species Ellenbeckia monospila, which is known from arid areas in Kenya and Somalia.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 19mm for males and 21 mm for females. The body and wings are grey. The forewings have veins which are finely delineated in black, a small blackish stigma and a paler marginal band. There is a large blackish grey rounded spot, outlined in pale grey near the tornus. The hindwings are uniform grey.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.