Sphingonaepiopsis nana
| Savanna hawkmoth | |
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| From South Africa (above) and Yemen (mounted specimen) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Sphingonaepiopsis |
| Species: | S. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sphingonaepiopsis nana (Walker, 1856)
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Sphingonaepiopsis nana, the savanna hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from the Kerman Province, Hormozgan Province and Baluchistan in southern Iran and western Saudi Arabia to the southern Arabian Peninsula (including the United Arab Emirates, northern Oman and Yemen) and eastern Africa to Natal, west to the Gambia.
The wingspan is 25–30 mm. Adults are on wing in March and April. A specimen captured in early October indicates there might be a second generation.
The larvae feed on various Rubiaceae species, including Kohautia, Galium, Rubia and Jaubertia.
External links
[edit]- Pittaway, A. R. (2018). "Sphingonaepiopsis nana (Walker, 1856)". Sphingidae of the Western Palaearctic. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
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- Sphingonaepiopsis
- Moths described in 1856
- Insects of the Arabian Peninsula
- Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Lepidoptera of Mozambique
- Lepidoptera of Angola
- Lepidoptera of Gabon
- Lepidoptera of West Africa
- Lepidoptera of Tanzania
- Lepidoptera of South Africa
- Taxa named by Francis Walker (entomologist)
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