Biology:Oligographa

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Short description: Genus of moths

Oligographa
Oligographa juniperi.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Oligographa
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:
O. juniperi
Binomial name
Oligographa juniperi
(Boisduval, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx juniperi Boisduval, 1847
  • Anceryx juniperi Walker, 1856
  • Oligographa mosambiquensis Joicey & Kaye, 1917

Oligographa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species Oligographa juniperi, which is known from South Africa and Mozambique.[2] The species is commonly known as the juniper hawk moth.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1756371 entry