Poliodes

Poliodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Poliodes; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Species:	P. roseicornis
Binomial name
	Poliodes roseicornis; Rothschild & Jordan, 1903[1]
Synonyms
	Temnora erato Fawcett, 1915;

Poliodes is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae, containing one species, Poliodes roseicornis, which is known from dry bush in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.[2]

The length of the forewings is 20–22 mm for males and 28–30 mm for females. The body is grey. The forewings have crenulated transverse lines. The terminal area is darker, with some pale grey mottling. There is a large irregular darker grey spot at the costa. The hindwings are uniform brownish grey, but darker at the tornus. There is a faint dark submarginal line. Females are larger and brighter.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. 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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[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.