Sphingomorpha

Sphingomorpha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. Some species, such as Sphingomorpha chlorea, are notorious pests in orchards, and are known as fruitsucking or fruit-piercing moths.

Sphingomorpha
Sphingomorpha chlorea, a fruit-sucking species, Pretoria, South Africa
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Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
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