Afrosphinx

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Bombycoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Bombycoidea

Familia: Sphingidae
Subfamilia: Smerinthinae
Tribus: Smerinthini
Genus: Afrosphinx
Species: A. amabilis

Name

Afrosphinx Carcasson, 1968

Type species: Polyptychus amabilis Jordan, 1911 by original designation

References

Primary references

• Carcasson, R.H. 1968. 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): 1–148. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Jordan, H.E.K. 1911. Some new Sphingidae. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 135–136. Full article (BHL). Reference page.