Chamanthedon chalypsa
Appearance
Chamanthedon chalypsa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Chamanthedon |
Species: | C. chalypsa
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Binomial name | |
Chamanthedon chalypsa |
Chamanthedon chalypsa is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from South Africa.
The head, thorax and abdomen are black brown glossed with blue green, the back of head with some fulvous-orange hair, the abdomen with slight lateral tufts of fulvous-orange scales on each segment. The forewings are black brown glossed with blue green. The hindwings are black brown.
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