Nephele xylina

Nephele xylina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Nephele
Species:	N. xylina
Binomial name
	Nephele xylina; Rothschild & Jordan, 1910[1]
Synonyms
	Nephele vespera Fawcett, 1916;

Nephele xylina is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from semi-deserts from Kenya to Ethiopia and Somalia.[2]

The length of the forewings is 30–33 mm. The antennae of the male are thicker than in other species of the genus Nephele. The body and forewings are pale greyish olive to pale greyish buff. The abdomen is completely unmarked. The apex of the forewing is blunter than in other species and the termen is more rounded. The forewings have a number of diffuse irregular transverse lines and a very small pale stigma. The hindwings are uniform grey, but paler at the base.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-12. 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 2012-10-12. 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.