Falcatula svaricki Haxaire & Melichar, 2008
FAMILY | Sphingidae |
SUBFAMILY | Smerinthinae |
GENUS | Falcatula |
SPECIES | svaricki |
AUTHOR | Haxaire & Melichar, 2008 |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Falcatula svaricki sp. n. |
TYPE LOCALITY | Kenya SE, Kibwezi, E of Koiboko, iv.2007, leg. T. Melichar. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Holotype ♂, SMCR; Paratypes 19♂, 2♀, SMCR, coll. Basquin. |
STATUS | Species |
PUBLICATION | Haxaire J. & Melichar T. 2008b. Un nouveau Sphingidae de l'est africain : Falcatula svaricki sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - The European Entomologist 1(2):67-73. |
PAGINATION | 67-72, figs 1, 3, 4, 5 |
Species pictures


Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Ethiopia | Haxaire J. & Melichar T. 2008b. Un nouveau Sphingidae de l'est africain : Falcatula svaricki sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - The European Entomologist 1(2):67-73. | 67 | |
Kenya | Haxaire J. & Melichar T. 2008b. Un nouveau Sphingidae de l'est africain : Falcatula svaricki sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - The European Entomologist 1(2):67-73. | 67 | |
Tanzania | Darge Ph. 2014h. Nouvelles espèces de Sphingidae pour la faune de Tanzanie (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae). - Saturnafrica 20:15-17, pls. E-F. | 15 |
Host Plants
Unknown