Afrosataspes
Afrosataspes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Afrosataspes Basquin & Cadiou, 1986 |
Species: | A. galleyi |
Binomial name | |
Afrosataspes galleyi (Basquin, 1982)[1] | |
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Afrosataspes is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing only one species, Afrosataspes galleyi, which is known from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees. Adults are black, with the exception of the white anterior margin of the hindwing upperside. It is most similar to Sataspes ribbei, but has a truncate forewing apex. The antennae are short.
References
Wikispecies has information related to: Afrosataspes |
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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