Nephele rosae explained
Nephele rosae is a moth in the family Sphingidae. It is endemic to Africa.[1]
Subspecies
- Nephele rosae rosae (forest and woodland from Sierra Leone to Angola and Uganda)
- Nephele rosae illustris Jordan, 1920 (South Africa and Mozambique to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania and the coast of Kenya)
Notes and References
- 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.