Acanthosphinx
Acanthosphinx is a monotypic(meaning it only has one subclass) genus of moth. It is in the family Sphingidae. It was erected by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1891.
| Acanthosphinx | |
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| Acanthosphinx guessfeldti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Tribe: | Smerinthini |
| Genus: | Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891 |
| Species: | A. guessfeldti
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| Acanthosphinx guessfeldti | |
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It has one species, which is Acanthosphinx guessfeldti, the widow sphinx. It was described by Hermann Dewitz in 1879.[2] It is seen in forests in Sierra Leone to the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.[3]
Each forewing is 57–70 mm in length.
References
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Wikispecies has information on: Acanthosphinx. |
- ↑ CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - SphingidaeCate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.[dead link]
- ↑ Savela, Markku. 'Acanthosphinx Aurivillius, 1891. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ↑ Carcasson, R. H.. 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) (1967). p. 1–173. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ De Prins, J.. Euphorbiaceae: Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.. Afromoths (2017). Retrieved November 15, 2017.