Chaerocina jordani is a moth

Moth

A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Sphingidae

Sphingidae

Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...

 family. It is known from the highlands of Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

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The length of the forewings is 37-38 mm. The head and body are bright deep green. The sides of the thorax are whitish pink. The forewings are deep green with four regular darker green transverse lines, a large black stigma and a black streak at the apex. The inner margin is pink. The hindwings are blackish with a large green spot at the margin, near the tornus. The underside is red at the base and ochreous speckled with black elsewhere.