Leucophlebia afra
Leucophlebia afra is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Senegal to northern Uganda and Sudan in the east, and to Angola in the west.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Leucophlebia |
| Species: | L. afra |
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The length of the forewings is 20–25 mm for males and up to 30 mm for females. The palpi and frons are red and the thorax is pink, the abdominal tergites are black edged distally with orange. The forewings are various shades of pink with a creamy yellow median streak from the base to the apex and a creamy stigma. The hindwings are yellow to orange. The females are larger and darker than the males.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- 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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