Rhodafra opheltes
| Rhodafra opheltes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Rhodafra |
| Species: | R. opheltes |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodafra opheltes (Cramer, 1780)[1] | |
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Rhodafra opheltes is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from South Africa.[2]
It is similar to Hyles species, but immediately distinguishable by the characteristic crest on the second segment of the labial palps and the single pair of subdorsal black spots on abdominal segment two. The hindwing upperside is similar to Hyles euphorbiae euphorbiae but the black basal area is less extensive along the costa. The hindwing underside anal area is black basally.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. 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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