Antinephele marcida

Antinephele marcida is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[1] It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1893, and is found from forests from Cameroon to Uganda and western Kenya.[2]

Antinephele marcida
Female, collected in Mukono
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Antinephele
Species:
A. marcida
Binomial name
Antinephele marcida
Holland, 1893

The length of the forewings is 23โ€“26 mm. The upperside of the forewings has a pale brownish-green ground colour (fading to orange-brown).

References

  1. "Antinephele marcida Holland, 1893 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1โ€“173 โ€“ via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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