Likoma apicalis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and open woodland in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Kenya.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Likoma |
| Species: | L. apicalis
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| Likoma apicalis | |
The length of the forewings is 26–30 mm for males and about 34 mm for females.
References edit
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ 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.
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