Leucophlebia afra is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Senegal to northern Uganda and Sudan in the east, and to Angola in the west.

The length of the forewings is 20–25 mm for males and up to 30 mm for females. The palpi and frons are red and the thorax is pink, the abdominal tergites are black edged distally with orange. The forewings are various shades of pink with a creamy yellow median streak from the base to the apex and a creamy stigma. The hindwings are yellow to orange. The females are larger and darker than the males.

Leucophlebia afra

References

Leucophlebia

Moths described in 1891

Lepidoptera of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lepidoptera of West Africa

Lepidoptera of Uganda

Lepidoptera of Malawi

Lepidoptera of Tanzania

Lepidoptera of Zambia

Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa

Leucophlebia afra