Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sesiidae Scientific name Chamanthedon chalypsa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chamanthedon Rank Species | |
Chamanthedon chalypsa is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is known from South Africa.
The head, thorax and abdomen are black brown glossed with blue green, the back of head with some fulvous-orange hair, the abdomen with slight lateral tufts of fulvous-orange scales on each segment. The forewings are black brown glossed with blue green. The hindwings are black brown.
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