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Falcatula cymatodes

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Falcatula cymatodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Falcatula
Species:
F. cymatodes
Binomial name
Falcatula cymatodes
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus cymatodes Rothchild & Jordan, 1912

Falcatula cymatodes is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forests in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, and the Central African Republic.[2]

The length of the forewings is 28–32 mm for males and 34–38 mm for females.

Subspecies

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  • Falcatula cymatodes cymatodes
  • Falcatula cymatodes lemairei Darge, 1973 (Cameroon)

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. 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.