Andriasa contraria
Andriasa contraria is a species of moth. It is in the family of Sphingidae. It is seen in tropical Africa. It can be seen in Kenya, Cameroon and South Africa. There is a lot of Andriasa contrarie with many different types of moths. It is seen in all habitats except for deserts and high mountains.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Andriasa |
| Species: | A. contraria
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Its forewings in males are 25–31 mm. The females are a little bit larger. They have longer and narrower wings than the males.
The larvae eat the leaves of Spathodea campanulata. They also are seen to eat Newboldia and Markhamia.
Subspecies
- Andriasa contraria contraria (South Africa to Tanzania, East Africa and Ethiopia)
- Andriasa contraria diffusus (Rothschild & Jordan, 1910) (Eritrea)
- Andriasa contraria submarginalis (Walker, 1865) (West Africa to the Congo, Uganda and west Kenya)
- Andriasa contraria suffusa (Walker, 1869) (Cameroon)
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-31. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.