Dovania poecila | |
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Male Dovania poecila poecila | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sphingidae |
Genus: | Dovania |
Species: | D. poecila
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Binomial name | |
Dovania poecila | |
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Dovania poecila is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests (usually above 4,000 feet) in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Malawi.[2]
The length of the forewings is 30–35 mm.
The larvae feed on Acanthus pubescens.[3]