Leucostrophus is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae. They are large, diurnal moths native to Africa.[1][2]
| Leucostrophus | |
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| Adult female L. commasiae from Sierra Leone | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Subtribe: | Macroglossina |
| Genus: | Leucostrophus Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
| Type species | |
| Macroglossa commasiae Walker, 1856
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2, see text | |
Species
editThis genus contains the following species:[2]
- Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1987
- Leucostrophus commasiae (Walker, 1856)
References
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- ^ 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). East Africa Natural History Society: 73–74 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ a b d'Abrera, Bernard (1986). Sphingidae Mundi: Hawk Moths of the World. E.W. Classey. p. 168. ISBN 086096-022-6. OCLC 15581410.
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