Nephele accentifera
Species of moth
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Nephele accentifera, the accented hawk, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Palisot de Beauvois in 1821. It is common in most habitats throughout the Ethiopian Region, excluding Madagascar and the Cape Peninsula.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Nephele |
| Species: | N. accentifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Nephele accentifera (Palisot de Beauvois, 1821)[1] | |
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Diet
The larvae feed on the leaves of Ficus sur[3] and Ficus natalensis.
