Hypaedalea lobipennis
Hypaedalea lobipennis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from West Africa, including Cameroon and Uganda.[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Hypaedalea |
| Species: | H. lobipennis |
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The length of the forewings is about 22 mm. The abdomen is olive-brown dorsally, with a narrow double dark dorsal line. The underside of the head and body is light creamy-buff. The forewing upperside has a very jagged black submarginal line running from the apex to the tornus. It is edged proximally with pinkish-brown. The discal spot is small and black and surrounded by a paler area. The forewing underside is pale brick-brown, shading darker towards base. The distal area is uniformly purplish-brown. The hindwing upperside is dark blackish-brown, but paler along the costa.
References
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- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. 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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