Nephele oenopion explained

Nephele oenopion is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Africa.^[1]

The larvae feed on Mussaenda arcuata.^[2]

Subspecies

• Nephele oenopion oenopion (from Gabon to Tanzania and Kenya and Madagascar)
• Nephele oenopion continentis Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (forests from Sierra Leone to Congo and East Africa)
• Nephele oenopion stictica Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands)
• Nephele oenopion transitoria Turlin, 1996 (Comoro Islands)

Notes and References

1. Carcasson . R. H. . Robert Herbert Carcasson . 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 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
2. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2018 . Nephele oenopion oenopion (Hübner, 1824) . Afromoths . December 5, 2018.