The length of the forewings is 23–29 mm. The antennae are whitish and the head and thorax are light olive-brown, but whitish laterally. The abdomen is paler olive-brown with two black lateral spots at the base. The forewings are pale cinnamon buff, densely speckled with blackish. There is a small black stigma and a dark diagonal line running from the apex to the inner margin. The hindwings are rosy red with a large black basal patch and a narrow black submarginal line. The termen and tornus are buff speckled with blackish.
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^. Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
^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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rhodafra, marshalli, moth, family, sphingidae, known, from, high, open, country, from, zimbabwe, kenya, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily, sphingidaegenus, rhodafraspecies, mars. Rhodafra marshalli is a moth of the family Sphingidae It is known from high open country from Zimbabwe to Kenya 2 Rhodafra marshalliScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily SphingidaeGenus RhodafraSpecies R marshalliBinomial nameRhodafra marshalliRothschild amp Jordan 1903 1 The length of the forewings is 23 29 mm The antennae are whitish and the head and thorax are light olive brown but whitish laterally The abdomen is paler olive brown with two black lateral spots at the base The forewings are pale cinnamon buff densely speckled with blackish There is a small black stigma and a dark diagonal line running from the apex to the inner margin The hindwings are rosy red with a large black basal patch and a narrow black submarginal line The termen and tornus are buff speckled with blackish References edit CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience Sphingidae Cate sphingidae org Archived from the original on 2012 10 17 Retrieved 2011 10 26 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 nbsp This Macroglossini related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rhodafra marshalli amp oldid 1098070754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
