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Platysphinx vicaria

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Platysphinx vicaria
Platysphinx vicaria vicaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Platysphinx
Species:
P. vicaria
Binomial name
Platysphinx vicaria
Jordan, 1920[1]

Platysphinx vicaria is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Sierra Leone to Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[2]

Subspecies

  • Platysphinx vicaria vicaria
  • Platysphinx vicaria basquini Pierre, 1989 (Gabon)

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.