Pantophaea
Encyclopedia
Pantophaea 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
- Pantophaea favillaceaPantophaea favillaceaPantophaea favillacea is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from savanna and bush from eastern Kenya to Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Zimbabwe and Mozambique....
- (Walker 1866) - Pantophaea jordaniPantophaea jordaniPantophaea jordani is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from woodland and savanna from west Africa to Uganda.The body and forewings are grey, with a wide, diffuse dark grey postmedial band and a dark diffuse spot at the costa, near the apex. The stigma is small, round and whitish. The...
- (Joicey & Talbot 1916) - Pantophaea oneiliPantophaea oneiliPantophaea oneili is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Zimbabwe....
- (Clark 1925)