Centroctena rutherfordi

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Centroctena rutherfordi is a moth of the family Sphingidaefirst described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to Uganda and western Kenya. It is also found in the Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania.[2]

Centroctena rutherfordi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Centroctena
Species:
C. rutherfordi
Binomial name
Centroctena rutherfordi
(H. Druce, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Panacra rutherfordi H. Druce, 1882
  • Chaerocampa undulata Aurivillius, 1900
  • Panacra sallmuelleri Möschler, 1890

The length of the forewings is 30–34 mm.

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  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.