Falcatula
Encyclopedia
Falcatula is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Falcatula cymatodesFalcatula cymatodesFalcatula cymatodes is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from lowland forests in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda and the Central African Republic....
- Rothchild & Jordan 1912 - Falcatula falcatusFalcatula falcatusFalcatula falcatus is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe to Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, the Central African Republic and eastern Africa....
- (Rothschild & Jordan, 1903) - Falcatula penumbraFalcatula penumbraFalcatula penumbra is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is very similar to Falcatula falcatus, but the upperside ground colour of the head, thorax and wings is darker brown with a more strongly developed pattern of dark brown...
- (Clark 1936) - Falcatula svarickiFalcatula svarickiFalcatula svaricki is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Ethiopia and Kenya....
- Haxaire & Melichar, 2008 - Falcatula tamsiFalcatula tamsiFalcatula tamsi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Ethiopia.The length of the forewings is 33 mm for males. The ground colour of the upperside of the forewings is pale greyish-yellow, but darker at the termen. There are two very small faint basal dots. The grey subbasal line is...
- Carcasson 1968