Amorpha juglandis

(Amorpha juglandis)

Description

Amorpha is a monotypic moth genus in the family Sphingidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1809. Its only species, Amorpha juglandis, the walnut sphinx, was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Sphingidae

Genus:Amorpha

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