Biology:Platysphinx zabolichus

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Platysphinx zabolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa .

The length of the forewings is 46 cm 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.[1]

References

  1. Jean Haxaire & Tomas Melichar (2007). "Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Platysphinx: Platysphinx zabolicus sp. n. (Lepidoptera Sphingidae)". European Entomologist 12:1(1): 14–19. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7202844 entry