Basiothia laticornis
| Basiothia laticornis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Basiothia |
| Species: | B. laticornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Basiothia laticornis (Butler, 1879)[1] | |
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Basiothia laticornis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is only known from Madagascar.[2]
It is similar to Basiothia medea, but immediately distinguishable by the generally brown forewing and hindwing uppersides. The antennae are strongly clubbed in both sexes, but noticeably longer and thicker in the male. The forewing upperside is purplish-brown. There are three antemedian lines present. There is a darker brown patch distal to the apex of the discal cell.
The female has a wingspan of 35–40 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. 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.
- ↑ Griveaud P.,1970, Sur quelques Sphingides de Madagascar (Lep.) 4ieme Note. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France, 1970, 75 (7; 8), p. 201-208.
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