Nephele maculosa

(Nephele maculosa)

Description

Nephele maculosa is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is only known from the Congo-Cameroon equatorial forest belt. It is a very similar to Nephele funebris, but larger and more variegated.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Sphingidae

Genus:Nephele

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