Nephele densoi

Nephele densoi
Nephele densoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species: N. densoi
Binomial name
Nephele densoi
(Keferstein, 1870)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zonilia densoi Keferstein, 1870
  • Zonilia malgassica R. Felder, 1874
  • Zonilia rhadama Boisduval, 1875

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

The wingspan is 70–82 mm for males and 77–86 mm for females. The abdomen upperside has black patches. The forewing upperside has bands that are more conspicuous than in similar Nephele oenopion oenopion and not edged with white. The discal spot consists of several dots. The fist is rounded, while the fourth forms a right angle, the outer arm of which extends to dot two. The third is minute. There ia a slightly curved postmedian band meeting the inner margin at right angles.

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

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nephele/densoi.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ "Revised Catalogue of the African Sphingidae (Lepidoptera) with Descriptions of the East African species". Biodiversitylibrary.org. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/jeanhs/XXVI%20No.3%20(115)_1_1967_Carcasson.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  3. ^ Afromoths[dead link]
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