Afrosataspes

genus of insects

Afrosataspes is a genus of moths. It is in the family of Sphingidae. It has only one species, Afrosataspes galleyi. It is from the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Afrosataspes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Smerinthini
Genus: Afrosataspes
Basquin & Cadiou, 1986
Species:
A. galleyi
Binomial name
Afrosataspes galleyi
(Basquin, 1982)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sataspes galleyi Basquin, 1982

It is a mimic of the Xylocopa carpenter bees. The adults are black and the antennae are short.

References change

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.