Leucostrophus alterhirundo
| Leucostrophus alterhirundo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Leucostrophus |
| Species: | L. alterhirundo |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucostrophus alterhirundo Gerstaecker, 1871[1] | |
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Leucostrophus alterhirundo is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Zambia and Malawi.[2]
The wingspan is 39–48 mm. The abdomen upperside has a pale belt on tergites four and five. It is chalky white, without a bluish tint unless scales have been rubbed off. The abdomen underside has a gradually fading white colour, so the posterior half is clayish rather than black. Both wings are of a paler slate colour than Leucostrophus commasiae.
The larvae feed on Strychnos species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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