Basiothia charis

Basiothia charis, the lesser brown striped hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is fairly common in most habitats, excluding very dry areas, throughout Africa south of the Sahara. It has not been recorded from Madagascar.^[2]

Lesser brown striped hawk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Basiothia
Species:	B. charis
Binomial name
Basiothia charis (Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
Choerocampa charis Boisduval, 1847 Choerocampa celerina Boisduval

The length of the forewings is 22–25 mm.

The larvae possibly feed on Vernonia species.