Chamanthedon amorpha
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Chamanthedon amorpha is a moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 of the Sesiidae
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...

 family. It is known from Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

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The head, thorax and abdomen are black-brown with a slight bluish gloss, the abdomen with a slight white ring on fourth segment. The forewings are hyaline, the veins and margins black-brown with a slight bluish gloss. The discoidal bar is strong and there are five hyaline streaks beyond the cell. The hindwing are hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black-brown. The underside of the forewing has some orange-yellow below the costa to beyond the cell. The underside of the hindwing has and orange-yellow area on the costa and towards base.
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