Dovania neumanni

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Dovania neumanni
Dovania neumanni BMNHE274209 male up.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Dovania
Species:
D. neumanni
Binomial name
Dovania neumanni
Jordan, 1925[1]

Dovania neumanni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests in Ethiopia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 24–26 mm. It is similar to Dovania poecila, but smaller and with thicker antennae. The hindwings are olive brown and the pale abdominal bands are much less conspicuous.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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