Biology:Platysphinx vicaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Platysphinx vicaria
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Platysphinx vicaria vicaria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Platysphinx
Species:
P. vicaria
Binomial name
Platysphinx vicaria

Platysphinx vicaria is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sierra Leone to Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[1]

Subspecies

  • Platysphinx vicaria vicaria
  • Platysphinx vicaria basquini Pierre, 1989 (Gabon)

References

  1. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q606075 entry