Odontosida magnificum

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]
Synonyms
	Lophuron magnificum Rothschild, 1894;

Odontosida magnificum is a moth of the family Sphingidae. 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. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24. 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.