Hypaedalea insignis

Hypaedalea insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Subfamily: Macroglossinae
Tribe: Macroglossini
Genus: Hypaedalea
Species: H. insignis
Binomial name
Hypaedalea insignis
Butler, 1877[1]

Hypaedalea insignis is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Sierra Leone to Gabon.[2]

The labial palps and underside of the body are orange. The forewing upperside basal area has distinct brownish-black interrupted lines and two triangular spots. There is also a large ovate greyish patch before the middle of the posterior margin and a longer median costal olive-brown area including a minute discal spot. The apical area is olive brown, divided by an oblique line.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. 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.


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