Biology:Platysphinx zabolicus
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Short description: Species of moth
| Platysphinx zabolicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Platysphinx |
| Species: | P. zabolicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Platysphinx zabolicus | |
Platysphinx zabolicus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to South Africa and known from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
The length of the forewings is 46 mm 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.[4]
A new species of Platysphinx is described from the Republic of South Africa, Eastern Cape Province.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kitching, I.J. (2024). "Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. https://sphingidae.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/220.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007". https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PLATZABO.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/468172.
- ↑ Haxaire, Jean; Tomas Melichar (2007). "Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Platysphinx: Platysphinx zabolicus sp. n. (Lepidoptera Sphingidae)". European Entomologist 12 (1): 14–19. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jean-Haxaire/publication/281551429.
Wikidata ☰ Q14121343 entry
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