Platysphinx constrigilis

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Platysphinx constrigilis
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Platysphinx constrigilis constrigilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Platysphinx
Species:
P. constrigilis
Binomial name
Platysphinx constrigilis
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Ambulyx constrigilisWalker, 1869
  • Platysphinx lemoultiClark 1936
  • Platysphinx bituberculatusDarge, 1986

Platysphinx constrigilis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1869. [1] [2] [3] It is known from the forests of Sub-Saharan Africa. [1] [2] [4]

The wingspan is 55–60 mm (2.2–2.4 in). [4] The larvae feed on Alchornea cordifolia , Anthonotha macrophylla , Baphia pubescens , Lonchocarpus cyanescens , and Millettia zechiana . [2]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies: [1] [2] [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kitching, I.J. (2024). "Platysphinx constrigilis (Walker, 1869)". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Platysphinx constrigilis (Walker, 1869)". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Platysphinx constrigilis Walker, 1869". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. 1 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 [51] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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