Antinephele anomala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Antinephele |
Species: | A. anomala |
Binomial name | |
Antinephele anomala (Butler, 1882) |
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Antinephele anomala is a moth of the Sphingidae family.[1] It was described by Butler in 1882, and is known from Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria. It is considered most similar to Antinephele achlora.
The length of the forewings is 18-21 mm. The head and thorax are slightly ochreous brown to chocolate-brown with a narrow pale green dorsal line. The abdomen is darker brown. The forewings are ochreous brown to chocolate. There is a pale green line running from the inner margin near the base to the costa before the apex. There is a broader, straight green line running from the tornus to the costa, edged proximally with white and distally with blackish. There is also a fine zigzag white line at the apex. The hindwings are uniform dark brown.[2]