Litosphingia corticea
| Litosphingia corticea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Litosphingia |
| Species: | L. corticea |
| Binomial name | |
| Litosphingia corticea Jordan, 1920[1] | |
Litosphingia corticea is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from savanna and bush from Matabeleland to Tanzania.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 22 mm for males and about 27 mm for females. Both wings are long and narrow. The body is grey with a dark dorsal line. The wings are grey with darker veins. Females are larger, darker and have more rounded wings than males.
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.