Poliana micra

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Poliana micra
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Female Taboribia micra
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Poliana
Species:
P. micra
Binomial name
Poliana micra

Poliana micra is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from arid scrubland from Somalia to eastern Kenya. [2]

The length of the forewings is 22–28 mm.

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References

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  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.