Nephele vau

Description

Nephele vau is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is common throughout most of Africa south of the Sahara, but rarer in southern Africa. The length of the forewings is 25–31 mm. The black abdominal spots are somewhat diffuse and narrow. The ground colour is variable, ranging from pale greyish buff to coppery-brown and to olive-green. The forewings have a large dark olive to reddish-brown subtriangular spot. There is a V-shaped golden-white stigma. The hindwings are olive bordered with brown or copper. The larvae feed on Carissa edulis.