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Nephele aequivalens

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Nephele aequivalens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species:
N. aequivalens
Binomial name
Nephele aequivalens
(Walker, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pachylia aequivalens Walker, 1856
  • Zonilia zebu Boisduval, 1875

Nephele aequivalens is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from forests up to 5,000 feet and heavy woodland throughout tropical Africa.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  2. ^ Carcasson, R. H. (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 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.