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Chaerocina dohertyi

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Chaerocina dohertyi
Chaerocina dohertyi dohertyi, male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Chaerocina
Species:
C. dohertyi
Binomial name
Chaerocina dohertyi

Chaerocina dohertyi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from highland forests in Kenya and Uganda.[2]

The length of the forewings is 45–49 mm.

Subspecies

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  • Chaerocina dohertyi dohertyi
  • Chaerocina dohertyi strangulata Darge, 2006 (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  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.