Andriasa contraria

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Andriasa contraria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Andriasa
Species:
A. contraria
Binomial name
Andriasa contraria
Walker, 1856 [1]
Synonyms
  • Polyptychus contraria
  • Baniana submarginalisWalker, [1865]
  • Andriasa suffusa(Walker, 1869)
  • Andriasa adansoniae(Boisduval, [1875])
  • Andriasa pechuelii(Dewitz, 1879)
  • Dewitzia perpallidaHolland, 1893
  • Dewitzia crenulata(Bethune-Baker, 1911)
  • Dewitzia objectus(Strand, 1912)
  • Dewitzia towadeus(Gehlen, 1935)
  • Dewitzia stigmaticus(Gehlen, 1940)

Andriasa contraria is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from tropical Africa, including Kenya, Cameroon and South Africa. It is a very variable species and is common in all habitats except deserts and high mountains. [2]

The length of the forewings is 25–31 mm for males.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the leaves of Spathodea campanulata . Other recorded food plants include Newboldia and Markhamia species.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  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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