Praedora leucophaea

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Praedora leucophaea
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Praedora leucophaea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Praedora
Species:
P. leucophaea
Binomial name
Praedora leucophaea

Praedora leucophaea is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from dry bush areas from northern South Africa to Kenya.[2]

The length of the forewings is 20–21 mm. The body and forewings are greyish white with light brown transverse bands. The hindwings are uniform very pale grey.

References[]

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. 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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