Afroclanis neavi

Afroclanis neavi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Afroclanis
Species:	A. neavi
Binomial name
Afroclanis neavi (Hampson, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
Polyptychus neavi Hampson, 1910 Polyptychus martha Closs, 1911

Afroclanis neavi

Afroclanis neavi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe through Zambia to Tanzania.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 24–28 mm for males and 28–30 mm for females. The forewings are brownish purple with a dark triangle at the apex and a dark band from the tornus to the end of the cell. The hindwings are red with a diffuse dark area at the margin near the tornus. The body is bright brownish purple with darker tegulae.

References

1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
2. "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.