Antinephele achlora
Antinephele achlora is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[1] It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1892, and is found from forests from Sierra Leone to Uganda and western Kenya.[2]
| Antinephele achlora | |
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| Male, collected in Entebbe | |
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| Female, collected in Entebbe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Antinephele |
| Species: | A. achlora |
| Binomial name | |
| Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 | |
The length of the forewings is 19–23 mm. The body and wings are very dark brown. The forewing has a pale band composed of three irregular more or less parallel narrow lines set close together, from the inner margin near the base to the costa. There is a small pale stigma, a broad pale band and a narrower pale band. The hindwings are uniform dark brown.
References
- "Antinephele achlora Holland, 1893 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- Carcasson, R. H. (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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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