Centroctena imitans

Centroctena imitans is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from wooded areas of eastern Africa, from Mozambique to eastern Kenya.[2]

Centroctena imitans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Centroctena
Species:
C. imitans
Binomial name
Centroctena imitans
(Butler, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra imitans Butler, 1882

The length of the forewings is 29–31 mm. It is very similar to Centroctena rutherfordi, but the crenulations of the forewing termen are deeper and irregular, the black spots at the base of the abdomen are lacking, the ground colour is very dark sepia to creamy, lacking all traces of yellow and green and the oblique creamy band of the forewing has straight margins throughout its length and is not undulate in the distal half.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. 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): 1–173 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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