Chaerocina jordani

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Chaerocina jordani
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Chaerocina
Species:
C. jordani
Binomial name
Chaerocina jordani
Berio, 1938 [1]

Chaerocina jordani is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the highlands of Ethiopia. [2]

The length of the forewings is 37–38 mm.

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References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. 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.