Chamanthedon chalypsa
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Chamanthedon chalypsa is a moth
of the Sesiidae
family. It is known from South Africa
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The head, thorax and abdomen are black-brown glossed with blue-green, the back of head with some fulvous orange hair, the abdomen with slight lateral tufts of fulvous orange scales on each segment. The forewings are black-brown glossed with blue-green. The hindwing are black-brown.
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 Sesiidae
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...
family. It is known from South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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The head, thorax and abdomen are black-brown glossed with blue-green, the back of head with some fulvous orange hair, the abdomen with slight lateral tufts of fulvous orange scales on each segment. The forewings are black-brown glossed with blue-green. The hindwing are black-brown.