Larunda (moth)

Larunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Larunda
Kernbach, 1954
Species: L. molitor
Binomial name
Larunda molitor
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1912) [1]
Synonyms
  • Larunda sororia Kernbach, 1954
  • Polyptychus molitor lautus Jordan, 1920
  • Polyptychus molitor subviridis Talbot, 1932
  • Polyptychus molitor Rothschild & Jordan, 1912
  • Pseudoclanis molitrix

Larunda is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, consisting of one species, Larunda molitor, which is known from open savanna and arid areas throughout tropical Africa.

The wingspan is 80–93 mm.

References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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