- Centroctena imitans
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Centroctena imitans Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Sphingidae Genus: Centroctena Species: C. imitans Binomial name Centroctena imitans
(Butler, 1882)[1]Synonyms - Panacra imitans Butler, 1882
Centroctena imitans is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from wooded areas of eastern Africa, from Mozambique to eastern Kenya.[2]
The length of the forewings is 29-31 mm. It is very similar to Centroctena rutherfordi, but the crenulations of the forewing termen are deeper and irregular, the black spots at the base of the abdomen are lacking, the ground colour is very dark sepia to creamy, lacking all traces of yellow and green and the oblique creamy band of the forewing has straight margins throughout its length and is not undulate in the distal half.
References
- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Centroctena/imitans.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
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