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Oligographa

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Oligographa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Tribe: Sphingini
Genus: Oligographa
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:
O. juniperi
Binomial name
Oligographa juniperi
(Boisduval, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sphinx juniperi Boisduval, 1847
  • Anceryx juniperi Walker, 1856
  • Oligographa mosambiquensis Joicey & Kaye, 1917

Oligographa is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species Oligographa juniperi, which is known from South Africa and Mozambique.[2] The species is commonly known as the juniper hawk moth.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. 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.