Sphingonaepiopsis nana

Sphingonaepiopsis nana, the savanna hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from the Kerman Province, Hormozgan Province and Baluchistan in southern Iran and western Saudi Arabia to the southern Arabian Peninsula (including the United Arab Emirates, northern Oman and Yemen) and eastern Africa to Natal, west to the Gambia.

Savanna hawkmoth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Sphingonaepiopsis
Species:
S. nana
Binomial name
Sphingonaepiopsis nana
(Walker, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Lophura nana Walker, 1856
  • Lophura nanum Boisduval, 1847
  • Sphingonaepiopsis gracilipes Wallengren, 1858
  • Sphingonaepiopsis nanum Boisduval, 1875

The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing in March and April. A specimen captured in early October indicates there might be a second generation.

The larvae feed on various Rubiaceae species, including Kohautia, Galium, Rubia and Jaubertia.

  • Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Sphingonaepiopsis nana (Walker, 1856)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 10, 2018.


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