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Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer, 1777)

Sundowner Moth.

SYNONYMS
Phalaena chlora, Sphingomorpha monteironis, Sphingomorpha rapta, Sphingomorpha sipyla,


SPECIES IN GENUS :- 2
chlorea, marshalli,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, DRCongo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Vachellia (Acacia) karroo, Azanza garkeana, Burkea, Newtonia buchananii, Sclerocarya birrea, Vachellia (Acacia) xanthophloea, Sclerocarya caffra, Burkea africana, Vachellia (Acacia) tortilis, Citrus, Malus pumila, Pisum sativum, Thespesia,

 

Sphingomorpha chlorea
Upperside (GA)
 
Upperside (RW)
 
Upperside (ZW)
Sphingomorpha chlorea   Sphingomorpha chlorea   Sphingomorpha chlorea
Photo © JL. Albert
 
Photo © Charaxes
 
Photo © R. Butler
Upperside (TZ)
 
Underside (GA)
 
Larva (ZA)
Sphingomorpha chlorea   Sphingomorpha chlorea   Sphingomorpha chlorea
Photo © University Museum Oslo. © W & J De Prins
 
Photo © JL. Albert
 
Photo © H. Roland
Live (DRC)
 
Live (ZW)
 
Live (BW)
Sphingomorpha chlorea   Sphingomorpha chlorea   Sphingomorpha chlorea
Photo © N. Voaden
 
Photo © B. Wursten
 
Photo © C. Sydes
 
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