Likoma apicalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Likoma |
Species: | L. apicalis |
Binomial name | |
Likoma apicalis | |
Likoma apicalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and open woodland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya. [2]
The length of the forewings is 26–30 mm for males and about 34 mm for females.
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