Biology:Ellenbeckia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Ellenbeckia
Ellenbeckia monospila BMNHE274215 male up.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Ellenbeckia
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:
E. monospila
Binomial name
Ellenbeckia monospila
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Ellenbeckia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species Ellenbeckia monospila, which is known from arid areas in Kenya and Somalia.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 19 mm for males and 21 mm for females.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1756077 entry