Centroctena rutherfordi

Centroctena rutherfordi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Centroctena
Species:	C. rutherfordi
Binomial name
	Centroctena rutherfordi; (H. Druce, 1882)
Synonyms
	Panacra rutherfordiH. Druce, 1882; Chaerocampa undulataAurivillius, 1900; Panacra sallmuelleriMöschler, 1890;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Centroctena rutherfordi is a moth of the family Sphingidae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to Uganda and western Kenya. It is also found in the Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 30–34 mm.

References

↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. 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 2012-07-31. 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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