Nephele densoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species:
N. densoi
Binomial name
Nephele densoi
Synonyms
  • Zonilia densoi Keferstein, 1870
  • Zonilia malgassica R. Felder, 1874
  • Zonilia rhadama Boisduval, 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]

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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