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Afroclanis neavi

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Afroclanis neavi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe through Zambia to Tanzania.[2]

The length of the forewings is 24–28 mm for males and 28–30 mm for females. The forewings are brownish purple with a dark triangle at the apex and a dark band from the tornus to the end of the cell. The hindwings are red with a diffuse dark area at the margin near the tornus. The body is bright brownish purple with darker tegulae.

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ 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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Afroclanis neavi: Brief Summary

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Afroclanis neavi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from savanna and woodland from Zimbabwe through Zambia to Tanzania.

The length of the forewings is 24–28 mm for males and 28–30 mm for females. The forewings are brownish purple with a dark triangle at the apex and a dark band from the tornus to the end of the cell. The hindwings are red with a diffuse dark area at the margin near the tornus. The body is bright brownish purple with darker tegulae.

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