Acanthosphinx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1891. Its only species, Acanthosphinx guessfeldti, the widow sphinx, was first described by Hermann Dewitz in 1879.[2] It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.[3]
| Acanthosphinx | |
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| Acanthosphinx guessfeldti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Smerinthini |
| Genus: | Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891 |
| Species: | A. guessfeldti
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| Acanthosphinx guessfeldti | |
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The length of each forewing is 57–70 mm.
The larvae feed on Bridelia micrantha.[4]
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Acanthosphinx.
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Euphorbiaceae: Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill". Afromoths. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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