Nephele oenopion
Species of moth
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Nephele oenopion is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Africa.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Nephele |
| Species: | N. oenopion |
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The larvae feed on Mussaenda arcuata.[3]
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)
