''Centroctena imitans'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from wooded areas of eastern Africa, from Mozambique to eastern Kenya. The length of the forewings is 29–31 mm. It is very similar to ''

Centroctena rutherfordi ''Centroctena rutherfordi'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae first 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 Ta ...

'', but the crenulations of the forewing termen are deeper and irregular, the black spots at the base of the abdomen are lacking, the ground colour is very dark sepia to creamy, lacking all traces of yellow and green and the oblique creamy band of the forewing has straight margins throughout its length and is not undulate in the distal half.

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Macroglossini Moths described in 1882 Moths of Africa {{Macroglossini-stub