Lophostethus negus
Lophostethus negus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Lophostethus |
Species: | L. negus
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Binomial name | |
Lophostethus negus |
Lophostethus negus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from highland forests in Ethiopia.[2]
It is similar to Lophostethus dumolinii, but smaller and the margin of the forewings is much less crenulated, the ground colour is much darker and more purplish and the stigmata is smaller and more golden. It is also much less heavily marked below.
References[]
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. 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.
Categories:
- Endemic fauna of Ethiopia
- Smerinthini
- Moths described in 1926
- Insects of Ethiopia
- Moths of Africa
- Smerinthini stubs