Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Lophostethus negus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Lophostethus Rank Species | |
Lophostethus negus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from highland forests in Ethiopia.
It is similar to Lophostethus dumolinii, but smaller and the margin of the forewings is much less crenulated, the ground colour is much darker and more purplish and the stigmata is smaller and more golden. It is also much less heavily marked below.
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