Ellenbeckia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Tribe: | Sphingini |
Genus: | Ellenbeckia Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
Species: | E. monospila |
Binomial name | |
Ellenbeckia monospila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
Ellenbeckia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species Ellenbeckia monospila, which is known from arid areas in Kenya and Somalia.
The length of the forewings is about 19 mm for males and 21 mm for females.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- 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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Taxon identifiers | |
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