Afrosataspes
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Tribe: | Smerinthini |
Genus: | Afrosataspes & , 1986 |
Species: | A. galleyi
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Binomial name | |
Afrosataspes galleyi (, 1982)[1]
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Afrosataspes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing only one species, Afrosataspes galleyi, which is known from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It is a mimic of Xylocopa carpenter bees. Adults are black, with the exception of the white anterior margin of the hindwing upperside. It is most similar to Sataspes ribbei, but has a truncate forewing apex. The antennae are short.
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Wikispecies has information related to Afrosataspes. |
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Categories:
- Smerinthini
- Monotypic moth genera
- Moths of Africa
- Insects of the Central African Republic
- Smerinthini stubs