Nephele densoi

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Nephele densoi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species:
N. densoi
Binomial name
Nephele densoi
(Keferstein, 1870) [1]
Synonyms
  • Zonilia densoiKeferstein, 1870
  • Zonilia malgassicaR. Felder, 1874
  • Zonilia rhadamaBoisduval, 1875

Nephele densoi is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. [2]

The larvae feed on Nerium oleander , Ficus benghalensis and Ficus reflexa . [3]

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<i>Lophostethus dumolinii</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele xylina</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele aequivalens</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele comma</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele maculosa</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele discifera</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele lannini</i> Species of moth

Nephele lannini is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from highland forests in Zimbabwe, Malawi and southern Tanzania.

<i>Nephele monostigma</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele bipartita</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele peneus</i> Species of moth

Nephele peneus is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests and woodland from Senegal to East Africa, Angola and Delagoa Bay.

<i>Nephele accentifera</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele oenopion</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele rosae</i> Species of moth

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<i>Nephele rectangulata</i> Species of moth

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<i>Theretra capensis</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Nephele densoi (Keferstein, 1870)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 5, 2018.


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