Nephele aequivalens

Nephele aequivalens
Scientific classification
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]

The length of the forewings is 45–52 mm and the wingspan is about 116 mm, making it the largest species in the genus. The body and wings are dark greyish olive and the abdomen is unmarked. The forewings have a thick straight dark diagonal line running from the tornus to the middle of the costa. The basal, subbasal, antemedial and postmedial lines are faint, irregular and incomplete. The submarginal is complete, more regular and more distinct. The hindwings are very dark olive, with the apical third being darker.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
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.

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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.