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Chaerocina ellisoni

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Chaerocina ellisoni
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C. ellisoni
Binomial name
Chaerocina ellisoni
Hayes, 1963[1]

Chaerocina ellisoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the highlands of Ethiopia.[2]

The length of the forewings is about 34 mm. The head and thorax are bright grass green with whitish edges. The abdomen is paler green. The forewings are bright grass green with a straight darker green postmedial line. The hindwings are paler green and the underside is green.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-10-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.