Antinephele anomala

Antinephele anomala
Antinephele anomala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Antinephele
Species: A. anomala
Binomial name
Antinephele anomala
(Butler, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Nephele anomala Butler, 1882

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]

References

  1. ^ "Antinephele anomala (Butler, 1882) sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Antinephele/anomala.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  2. ^ "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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