Falcatula falcatus
Species of moth
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Falcatula falcatus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe to Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, the Central African Republic and eastern Africa.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Falcatula |
| Species: | F. falcatus |
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The length of the forewings is 38–42 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Sclerocarya afra, Erythrina abyssinica and Erythrina excelsa.[3]
