Phylloxiphia illustris

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Phylloxiphia illustris
Phylloxiphia illustris, female, upperside. Nigeria, Sobo Plain, BMNHE271366.jpg
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Phylloxiphia
Species:
P. illustris
Binomial name
Phylloxiphia illustris
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) [1]
Synonyms
  • Typhosia illustrisRothschild & Jordan, 1906
  • Libyoclanis illustris

Phylloxiphia illustris is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forest from Liberia to the Congo and western Uganda. [2]

The length of the forewings is 27–29 mm.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. 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.