Biology:Falcatula falcatus
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Falcatula |
| Species: | F. falcatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Falcatula falcatus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)[1]
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Falcatula falcatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe to Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, the Central African Republic and eastern Africa.[2]
The length of the forewings is 38–42 mm for females, which are larger than the males. The forewing upperside ground colour is generally pale grey and the hindwing upperside ground colour is brownish-buff, contrasting with the pale grey of the forewing. Females are somewhat darker.
The larvae feed on Sclerocarya caffra, Erythrina abyssinica and Erythrina excelsa.[3]
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Falcatula/falcatus.html.
- ↑ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 26 (3): 1–173. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Falcatula falcatus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/FALCFALC. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q2240370 entry
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