Callosphingia
Callosphingia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Callosphingia circe, which is known from semi-desert and arid scrub throughout eastern Africa.[2]
| Callosphingia | |
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| Callosphingia circe, female, upperside. Tanzania, Tanganyika, Arusha. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Acherontiini |
| Genus: | Callosphingia Rothschild & Jordan, 1916 |
| Species: | C. circe |
| Binomial name | |
| Callosphingia circe | |
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The length of the forewings is 29–36 mm. The forewings are light greyish brown, with numerous wavy transverse lines and mottled with light reddish brown (slightly darker in females). The head and abdomen are light reddish brown, while the thorax is darker. There are two short, blackish lines at the base of the abdomen. The hindwings are light coppery and darker at the margin.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-08-10. 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.
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