Litosphingia minettii

Litosphingia minettii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Litosphingia
Species: L. minettii
Binomial name
Litosphingia minettii
Cadiou, 2000[1]

Litosphingia minettii is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Malawi and Tanzania.

The length of the forewings is 23.5–25 mm. The overall appearance is rough-scaled. The ground colour is pale grey. It is similar to Litosphingia corticea, but the forewings are shorter and more rounded, as are the hindwings.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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