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| genus = '''''Lycosphingia'''''
| genus = '''''Lycosphingia'''''
| genus_authority = [[Lionel Walter Rothschild|Rothschild]] & [[Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan|Jordan]], 1903
| genus_authority = [[Lionel Walter Rothschild|Rothschild]] & [[Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan|Jordan]], 1903
| species = '''''L. hamatus'''''
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| binomial = ''Lycosphingia hamatus''
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| binomial_authority = (Dewitz, 1879)
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
| synonyms =
*''Smerinthus hamatus'' <small>Walker, 1869</small>
See text.
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'''''Lycosphingia''''' is a genus of [[moth]]s in the [[Sphingidae]] family containing only one species, '''''Lycosphingia hamatus'''''. It is known from forests from [[Liberia]] and [[Ghana]] to [[Angola]], the [[Congo]] and [[Uganda]].<ref>[http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf Revised Catalogue Of The African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera)]</ref>
'''''Lycosphingia''''' is a genus of [[moth]]s in the [[Sphingidae]] family.


The length of the forewings is 29-31 mm.
==Species==

*''[[Lycosphingia hamatus]]'' - <small>(Dewitz 1879)</small>
==References==
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Lycosphingia
Lycosphingia hamatus
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Genus:
Lycosphingia

Species:
L. hamatus
Binomial name
Lycosphingia hamatus
(Dewitz, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Smerinthus hamatus Walker, 1869

Lycosphingia is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family containing only one species, Lycosphingia hamatus. It is known from forests from Liberia and Ghana to Angola, the Congo and Uganda.[1]

The length of the forewings is 29-31 mm.

References