Nephele argentifera

Nephele argentifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species:
N. argentifera
Binomial name
Nephele argentifera
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zonilia argentifera Walker, 1856

Nephele argentifera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from coastal bush and savanna from Somalia to northern South Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Carissa species.

References

  1. ^ "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Nephele argentifera". sphingidae.myspecies.info. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  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.


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