Odontosida pusillus

Odontosida pusillus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Odontosida
Species:	O. pusillus
Binomial name
	Odontosida pusillus; (R Felder, 1874)
Synonyms
	Smerinthus pusillus R Felder, 1874; Lophuron pulcherrimum Rothschild, 1894;

Odontosida pusillus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from South Africa.^[2]

The forewing upperside ground colour is pale grey, contrasting with the pale orange-brown hindwing upperside. The forewing underside is almost uniformly pale orange-brown.

The larvae feed on Hermannia species.

References

^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. Retrieved 2011-10-26. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species" (PDF). Biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2011-10-26.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-09-23. 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.

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