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Leucostrophus alterhirundo

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sphingidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Leucostrophus

Leucostrophus alterhirundo

Scientific name
  
Leucostrophus alterhirundo

Leucostrophus alterhirundo is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Zambia and Malawi.

The wingspan is 39–48 mm. The abdomen upperside has a pale belt on tergites four and five. It is chalky white, without a bluish tint unless scales have been rubbed off. The abdomen underside has a gradually fading white colour, so the posterior half is clayish rather than black. Both wings are of a paler slate colour than Leucostrophus commasiae.

The larvae feed on Strychnos species.

References

Leucostrophus alterhirundo Wikipedia