| Macropoliana ferax | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Macropoliana |
| Species: | M. ferax |
| Binomial name | |
| Macropoliana ferax (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)[1] |
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Macropoliana ferax is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from highland forests in East Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Malawi.[2]
The length of the forewings is 45-52 mm. It is very similar to Macropoliana natalensis, but smaller and darker, particularly in the females. Most have a series of small paired yellow dorsal spots on the abdomen.