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Chamanthedon amorpha

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Chamanthedon amorpha
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C. amorpha
Binomial name
Chamanthedon amorpha

Chamanthedon amorpha is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in Mozambique.

The head, thorax and abdomen are black-brown with a slight bluish gloss, and the abdomen has a slight white ring on the fourth segment. The forewings are hyaline, the veins and margins black-brown with a slight bluish gloss. The discoidal bar is strong and there are five hyaline streaks beyond the cell. The hindwing are hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black-brown. The underside of the forewing has some orange-yellow below the costa to beyond the cell. The underside of the hindwing has and orange-yellow area on the costa and towards base.

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