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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Smerinthini |
| Genus: | Afrosataspes Basquin & Cadiou, 1986 |
| Species: | A. galleyi
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It is a mimic of the Xylocopa carpenter bees. The adults are black and the antennae are short.
References
change- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
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