''Kentrochrysalis'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

s in the family

Sphingidae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera) called sphinx moths, also colloquially known as hawk moths, with many of their caterpillars known as “hornworms”; it includes about 1,450 species. It is best represented in the tropics, bu ...

. The genus was erected by

Otto Staudinger Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – 13 October 1900) was a German entomologist and a natural history dealer considered one of the largest in the world specialising in the collection and sale of insects to museums, scientific institutions, and indi ...

in 1877.

Species

*'' Kentrochrysalis consimilis'' (Rothschild & Jordan 1903) *'' Kentrochrysalis heberti'' Haxaire & Melichar, 2010 *'' Kentrochrysalis sieversi'' Alpheraky 1897 *'' Kentrochrysalis streckeri'' (Staudinger 1880)

References

Sphingulini Moth genera Taxa named by Otto Staudinger {{Sphingulini-stub