Falcatula falcatus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Falcatula |
Species: | F. falcatus
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Binomial name | |
Falcatula falcatus | |
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Falcatula falcatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe to Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, the Central African Republic and eastern Africa. [2]
The length of the forewings is 38–42 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Sclerocarya caffra, Erythrina abyssinica and Erythrina excelsa. [3]