Nephele oenopion

Nephele oenopion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Nephele
Species: N. oenopion
Binomial name
Nephele oenopion
(Hubner, 1824)[1]
Synonyms
  • Orneus oenopion Hübner, 1824

Nephele oenopion is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Africa.[2]

The length of the forewings is 38–40 mm. The abdomen upperside has black patches. The forewing upperside has a small white basal dot. The basal band is irregular, olive-green to mid-green, edged with white basally and distally. The postmedian band is straight, broad and narrowing slightly toward the inner margin, which it meets at right angles. The inner margin between the basal and postmedian bands is edged with white. The discal spot is a minute white dot.

The larvae feed on Mussaenda arcuata.[3]

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