Poliana
Encyclopedia
Poliana is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
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...
s in 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.
Species
- Poliana albescensPoliana albescensPoliana albescens is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from the Philippines....
- Inoue 1996 - Poliana buchholziPoliana buchholziPoliana buchholzi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from forests from western Africa to Uganda and western Kenya.The length of the forewings is 41-45 mm. The forewings are olive grey, variously mottled with whitish and transversely banded with numerous crenulate blackish lines. The...
- (Plotz 1880) - Poliana leucomelasPoliana leucomelasPoliana leucomelas is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Thailand....
- Rothschild & Jordan 1915 - Poliana micraPoliana micraPoliana micra is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from arid scrubland from Somalia to eastern Kenya.The length of the forewings is 22-28 mm. The body is grey, mottled and faintly spotted with darker and lighter grey. The forewings are grey with crenulated darker transverse lines, and a...
- Rothschild & Jordan 1903 - Poliana wintgensiPoliana wintgensiPoliana wintgensi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from savanna and dry bush from eastern Kenya and Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Mozambique....
- (Strand 1910)