Platysphinx zabolichus
Platysphinx zabolichus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa.
| Platysphinx zabolichus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Platysphinx |
| Species: | P. zabolichus |
| Binomial name | |
| Platysphinx zabolichus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007[1] | |
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.[2]
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- 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.
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