Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Sphingidae Scientific name Hypaedalea neglecta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Macroglossinae Rank Species | |
Hypaedalea neglecta is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Cameroon to Uganda.
The length of the forewings is about 27 mm. The thorax upperside has a large dorsal patch of raised olive-brown scales continued from the head. The labial palps are pale yellowish-buff below, dark purplish-brown above and reddish laterally. The legs are yellowish-buff. The forewing upperside has a large dark brown blotch posterior of the discal cell between the submarginal and median lines.
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