Phylloxiphia oberthueri

(Phylloxiphia oberthueri)

Description

Phylloxiphia oberthueri is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from lowland forests from Liberia and Ivory Coast east to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Sphingidae

Genus:Phylloxiphia

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