Nephele subvaria

Nephele subvaria
Nephele subvaria
Nephele subvaria, adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species: N. subvaria
Binomial name
Nephele subvaria
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zonilia subvaria Walker, 1856
  • Deilephila dalii Newman, 1857
  • Zonilia antipoda Walker, 1865
  • Zonilia metapyrrha Walker, 1856

Nephele subvaria is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is known from Queensland and Western Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 60 mm. The forewings are brown and the hindwings may be either brown or red. The forewings of the females have white spots which are lacking in the males.

The larvae feed on Carissa spinarum. They are grey with a strong horn on the tail and some white diagonal stripes on the sides.

References

  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Nephele/subvaria.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  2. ^ "Australian Insects". Lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au. 2010-06-15. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/sphi/subvar.html. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
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