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Ellenbeckia

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Ellenbeckia
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Ellenbeckia
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:
E. monospila
Binomial name
Ellenbeckia monospila
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]

Ellenbeckia is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, consisting of one species Ellenbeckia monospila, which is known from arid areas in Kenya and Somalia.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 19 mm for males and 21 mm for females.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.