Leucophlebia neumanni
Leucophlebia neumanni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from dry bush in southern and western Ethiopia and in northern Uganda.[2]
Leucophlebia neumanni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Leucophlebia |
Species: | L. neumanni |
Binomial name | |
Leucophlebia neumanni Rothschild, 1902[1] | |
The head and body are entirely rosy red. The forewings are pink with a yellow longitudinal streak. The hindwings are orange yellow. The mid and hind tibiae are creamy white.
References
- "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-12-28. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- 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.
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