Afrosphinx
genus of insects
Afrosphinx is a genus of moths. It is in the family of Sphingidae. It only has one species, the Afrosphinx amabilis. It is from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is usually seen in Brachystegia woodland.[2]
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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: | Afrosphinx Carcasson, 1968 |
| Species: | A. amabilis
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| Afrosphinx amabilis | |
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Its forewings are 30–32 mm. The males are red to orange brown speckled with brown.
References
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Wikispecies has information on: Afrosphinx.
- ↑ "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.
