African Moths Gambia


 

Leucostrophus alterhirundo d'Abrera, 1978

White Barred Hawk. Swallow Hawk.

SYNONYMS
Macroglossum hirundo, Leucostrophus hirundo,


SPECIES IN GENUS :- 2
alterhirundo, commasiae,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Strychnos henningsii,

Leucostrophus alterhirundo
Upperside (ZM)
 

Upperside

 
Upperside
Leucostrophus alterhirundo   Leucostrophus alterhirundo   Leucostrophus alterhirundo
Photo: Oxford Museum
 

Photo: Oxford Museum

 
Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside (ZW)
 
Upperside
 
Upperside
Leucostrophus alterhirundo   Leucostrophus alterhirundo   Leucostrophus alterhirundo
Photo: R. Butler
 
Photo: SMCR-Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
 
Photo: SMCR-Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
Live (TZ)
 
Live (TZ)
 
Live (CM)
Leucostrophus alterhirundo   Leucostrophus alterhirundo   Leucostrophus alterhirundo
Photo: D. Bygott
 
Photo: D. Bygott
 
Photo: A. Guyonnet
Live (CM)
 
 
Distribution Map
Leucostrophus alterhirundo     Map
Photo: A. Guyonnet