Lophostethus negus
| Lophostethus negus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Lophostethus |
| Species: | L. negus |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophostethus negus Jordan, 1926[1] | |
Lophostethus negus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from highland forests in Ethiopia.[2]
It is similar to Lophostethus dumolinii, but smaller and the margin of the forewings is much less crenulated, the ground colour is much darker and more purplish and the stigmata is smaller and more golden. It is also much less heavily marked below.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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