Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Antinephele lunulata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Antinephele Rank Species | |
Similar Chiasmia normata, Cyligramma, Ozarba, Polyptychus, Basiothia | ||
Antinephele lunulata is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903, and is known from forests and wooded habitats from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, as well as Madagascar.
The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. The body and forewings are dull orange-clay coloured to dull ochreous olive. The forewings have a blunt apex and slight emargination below the apex, variously mottled and lined with brown. There is an ill-defined paler area nearer the apex and a small prominent dark apical spot. The hindwings are uniformly dark brown.
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