Macropoliana natalensis is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests and moist woodlands from KwaZulu-Natal to Ethiopia and westwards to Cameroon, Ghana and Sierra Leone.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Natal Sphinx being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Psilogramma casuarinae
- Manduca florestan
- Notonagemia scribae
- Notonagemia analis
- Psilogramma increta
- Psilogramma menephron
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Sphingidae
- Genus
- Macropoliana
- Species
- Macropoliana natalensis
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