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Dovania poecila

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Species of moth

Dovania poecila
Male Dovania poecila poecila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Dovania
Species: D. poecila
Binomial name
Dovania poecila
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Synonyms
  • Dovania poecila inops Gehlen, 1951

Dovania poecila is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests (usually above 4,000 feet) in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Malawi.

The length of the forewings is 30–35 mm.

The larvae feed on Acanthus pubescens.

References

  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. 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.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Dovania poecila Rothschild & Jordan, 1903". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Dovania poecila


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