| Poliodes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Poliodes Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 |
| Species: | P. roseicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Poliodes roseicornis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1] |
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Poliodes is a genus of moths in the Sphingidae family, containing one species, Poliodes roseicornis, which is known from dry bush in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.[2]
The length of the forewings is 20-22 mm for males and 28-30 mm for females. The body is grey. The forewings have crenulated transverse lines. The terminal area is darker, with some pale grey mottling. There is a large irregular darker grey spot at the costa. The hindwings are uniform brownish grey, but darker at the tornus. There is a faint dark submarginal line. Females are larger and brighter.