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Falcatula falcatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Falcatula
Species: F. falcatus
Binomial name
Falcatula falcatus
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus falcatus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
  • Falcatula falcata

Falcatula falcatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe to Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, the Central African Republic and eastern Africa.

The length of the forewings is 38–42 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Sclerocarya afra, Erythrina abyssinica and Erythrina excelsa.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. 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.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Falcatula falcatus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Falcatula falcata


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