Centroctena imitans (Butler, 1882)
| FAMILY | Sphingidae |
| SUBFAMILY | Macroglossinae |
| GENUS | Centroctena |
| SPECIES | imitans |
| AUTHOR | (Butler, 1882) |
| ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Panacra imitans, sp. n. |
| TYPE LOCALITY | [Mozambique], Delagoa Bay [Baia de Maputo], leg. Monteiro. |
| GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | Latitude: -26°3'30" Longitude: 26°3'30" |
| TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | BMNH. |
| STATUS | Species |
| PUBLICATION | Butler A. G. 1882e. Descriptions of new species of Sphingidae, chiefly from Africa. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 10(60):432-435. |
| PAGINATION | 432 |
Species pictures
Species Distribution
| COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Kenya | Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. | 133 | |
| Mozambique | Butler A. G. 1882e. Descriptions of new species of Sphingidae, chiefly from Africa. - Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 10(60):432-435. | 432 | |
| Tanzania | Carcasson R. H. 1968. Revised catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with descriptions of the East African species. - Journal of the East Africa Natural History and National Museum 26(3):1-148, pls 1-17. | 133 |
Host Plants
| FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
| Vitaceae | Cissus sp. | Kenya | Carcasson R. H. 1972. Revisional notes on the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera). - Journal of Entomology 41(2):175-190. | 189 |
| Vitaceae | Rhoicissus sp. | East Africa | Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). - Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists' Society 35(311):94-100; (313) 177-195. | 179 |
