Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Phylloxiphia punctum | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Phylloxiphia Rank Species | |
Phylloxiphia punctum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna from north-eastern South Africa to Zimbabwe, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
The length of the forewings is about 35 mm. Females are somewhat larger and have more rounded wings. The head and thorax are bright pinkish brown, but the is abdomen paler. The forewings are long and narrow, pinkish brown with a blackish dot near the apex and a reddish inner marginal basal streak. The hindwings are pinkish orange.
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