Basiothia schenki explained

Basiothia schenki, the brown striped hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1872. It is known from Zimbabwe and South Africa.[1] [2] Adults are also pollinators of Satyrium longicauda[3] and Zaluzianskya natalensis.

The larvae feed on Vernonia species.

Notes and References

  1. Carcasson . R. H. . Robert Herbert Carcasson . 1967 . Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species . Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum . 26 . 3 . 1–173 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  2. Web site: After dark, moths, as well as bats, take over the pollinating night shift . Aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu . 2011-10-26.
  3. Jersáková . J. . Johnson . S. D. . Protandry Promotes Male Pollination Success in a Moth-Pollinated Orchid . Functional Ecology . June 2007 . 21 . 3 . 496–504 . 4540048 . 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01256.x . free .

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