Nephele discifera

Nephele discifera is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests from Liberia and Ghana to Congo and Uganda.[2]

Nephele discifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species:
N. discifera
Binomial name
Nephele discifera
Karsch, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Nephele aureomaculata Rothschild, 1894
  • Nephele discifera rattraya (Rothschild, 1904)

References
  1. "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. 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.


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