Acanthosphinx
| Acanthosphinx | |
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| Acanthosphinx guessfeldti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891 |
| Species: | A. guessfeldti |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthosphinx guessfeldti (Dewitz, 1879)[1] | |
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Acanthosphinx is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing one species Acanthosphinx guessfeldti. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.[2]
The length of the forewings is 57–70 mm.
The larvae feed on Bridelia micrantha.[3]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue Of The African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "AfroMoths". Retrieved November 4, 2011.
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