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Chamanthedon amorpha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Sesiidae

Scientific name
  
Chamanthedon amorpha

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chamanthedon

Rank
  
Species

Chamanthedon amorpha is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in Mozambique.

The head, thorax and abdomen are black brown with a slight bluish gloss, and the abdomen has a slight white ring on the fourth segment. The forewings are hyaline (glass like), the veins and margins black brown with a slight bluish gloss. The discoidal bar is strong and there are five hyaline streaks beyond the cell. The hindwings are hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black brown. The underside of the forewing has some orange yellow below the costa to beyond the cell. The underside of the hindwings has an orange-yellow area on the costa and towards base.

References

Chamanthedon amorpha Wikipedia