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Antinephele achlora is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[1] It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1892, and is found from forests from Sierra Leone to Uganda and western Kenya.[2]

Antinephele achlora
Male, collected in Entebbe
Female, collected in Entebbe
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Antinephele
Species:	A. achlora
Binomial name
Antinephele achlora Holland, 1892

The length of the forewings is 19–23 mm. The body and wings are very dark brown. The forewing has a pale band composed of three irregular more or less parallel narrow lines set close together, from the inner margin near the base to the costa. There is a small pale stigma, a broad pale band and a narrower pale band. The hindwings are uniform dark brown.

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