Chaerocina ellisoni

(Chaerocina ellisoni)

Description

Chaerocina ellisoni is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from the highlands of Ethiopia. The length of the forewings is about 34 mm. The head and thorax are bright grass green with whitish edges. The abdomen is paler green. The forewings are bright grass green with a straight darker green postmedial line. The hindwings are paler green and the underside is green.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Chaerocina
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