Platysphinx zabolicus
| Platysphinx zabolicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Platysphinx |
| Species: | P. zabolicus
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| Platysphinx zabolicus | |
Platysphinx zabolicus is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to South Africa and known from Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.[2]
The length of the forewings is 46 mm for males. The top of the body and front wings are pale yellow, while the forewing has a discreet greyish beige pattern. The top of the hindwing is speckled yellow with red spots. It is only convincingly separable from Platysphinx piabilis by examining the genitalia.[4]
A new species of Platysphinx is described from the Republic of South Africa, Eastern Cape Province.
References
- ^ a b Kitching, I.J. (2024). "Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007". Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b c De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Platysphinx zabolicus Haxaire & Melichar, 2007". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Haxaire, Jean; Tomas Melichar (2007). "Description d'un nouveau Sphingidae du genre Platysphinx: Platysphinx zabolicus sp. n. (Lepidoptera Sphingidae)". European Entomologist. 12 (1): 14–19.