Odontosida magnificum
| Odontosida magnificum | |
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| Odontosida magnificum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Odontosida |
| Species: | O. magnificum |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontosida magnificum (Rothschild, 1894)[1] | |
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Odontosida magnificum is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]
The forewing upperside is similar to Neogurelca hyas, but with a conspicuous dark brown triangular patch surrounding a small, oval, white discal spot. The forewing underside is basally yellow to orange. The hindwing upperside is basally yellow, orange-brown distally. The tornal area is black.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ↑ "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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