Nephele joiceyi

Nephele joiceyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Nephele
Species:	N. joiceyi
Binomial name
Nephele joiceyi Clark, 1923[1]

Nephele joiceyi is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Indonesia (including Sumatra).

The length of the forewings is 44 mm. It is very similar to Nephele hespera but much larger. The abdomen upperside has lateral black patches. The forewing underside has postmedian and submarginal lines converging. The hindwing upperside is darker than in Nepnele hespera.

References

1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nephele/joiceyi.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 

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