Antinephele achlora

Antinephele achlora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Antinephele
Species:	A. achlora
Binomial name
Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892

Antinephele achlora is a moth of the Sphingidae family.^[1] It was described by Holland in 1892, and is found from forests from Sierra Leone to Uganda and western Kenya.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 19–23 mm. The body and wings are very dark brown. The forewing has a pale band composed of three irregular more or less parallel narrow lines set close together, from the inner margin near the base to the costa. There is a small pale stigma, a broad pale band and a narrower pale band. The hindwings are uniform dark brown.

References

1. "Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
2. "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.