Antinephele anomala

Description

Antinephele anomala is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1882 and is known from Ivory Coast and Nigeria. It is considered most similar to Antinephele achlora. The length of the forewings is 18–21 mm. The head and thorax are slightly ochreous brown to chocolate brown with a narrow pale green dorsal line. The abdomen is darker brown. The forewings are ochreous brown to chocolate. There is a pale green line running from the inner margin near the base to the costa before the apex. There is a broader, straight green line running from the tornus to the costa, edged proximally with white and distally with blackish. There is also a fine zigzag white line at the apex. The hindwings are uniform dark brown.