Falcatula falcatus

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
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.[2]

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

The larvae feed on Sclerocarya afra, Erythrina abyssinica and Erythrina excelsa.[3]

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.


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