Batocnema africanus
Species of moth
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Batocnema africanus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from open woodland and savanna from north-eastern South Africa to Zimbabwe, Tanzania and the Kenya coast.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Batocnema |
| Species: | B. africanus |
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The length of the forewings is 30–33 mm for males and about 35 mm for females and the wingspan is 72–85 mm.
The larvae feed on Sclerocarya afra.
