Hypaedalea insignis

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Hypaedalea insignis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Hypaedalea
Species:
H. insignis
Binomial name
Hypaedalea insignis
Butler, 1877 [1]

Hypaedalea insignis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Gabon. [2]

The labial palps and underside of the body are orange. The forewing upperside basal area has distinct brownish-black interrupted lines and two triangular spots. There is also a large ovate greyish patch before the middle of the posterior margin and a longer median costal olive-brown area including a minute discal spot. The apical area is olive brown, divided by an oblique line.

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2011-10-26.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  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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