Larunda (moth)

Larunda is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species, Larunda molitor, which is known from open savanna and arid areas throughout tropical Africa.

Larunda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Sphingidae
Genus:
Larunda

Kernbach, 1954
Species:
L. molitor
Binomial name
Larunda molitor
(Rothschild & Jordan, 1912) [1]
Synonyms
  • Larunda sororia Kernbach, 1954
  • Polyptychus molitor lautus Jordan, 1920
  • Polyptychus molitor subviridis Talbot, 1932
  • Polyptychus molitor Rothschild & Jordan, 1912
  • Pseudoclanis molitrix

The wingspan is 80–93 mm.

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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