Centroctena rutherfordi is a moth of the family Sphingidaefirst described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is known from forests from Sierra Leone to Uganda and western Kenya. It is also found in the Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Centroctena |
| Species: | C. rutherfordi
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| Centroctena rutherfordi | |
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The length of the forewings is 30–34 mm.
References
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- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- ^ Carcasson, R. H. (1967). "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 26 (3): 1–173 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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