Dovania poecila
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| Dovania poecila | |
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| Male Dovania poecila poecila | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Dovania |
| Species: | D. poecila |
| Binomial name | |
| Dovania poecila | |
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Dovania poecila is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests (usually above 4,000 feet) in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania and Malawi.[2]
The length of the forewings is 30–35 mm.
The larvae feed on Acanthus pubescens.[3]
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