Platysphinx zabolichus
| Platysphinx zabolichus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Platysphinx |
| Species: | P. zabolichus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platysphinx zabolichus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007[1] | |
Platysphinx zabolichus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from South Africa.
The length of the forewings is 46 cm for males. The top of the body and front wings are pale yellow, while the forewing has a discreet greyish beige pattern. The top of the hindwing is speckled yellow with red spots. It is only convincingly separable from Platysphinx piabilis by examining the genitalia.[2]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Jean Haxaire & Tomas Melichar (2007). "Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Platysphinx: Platysphinx zabolicus sp. n. (Lepidoptera Sphingidae)". European Entomologist. 12:1(1): 14-19.
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