Antinephele
Encyclopedia
Antinephele is a genus of moth
s in the Sphingidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sphingidae
Sphingidae
Sphingidae is a family of moths , commonly known as hawk moths, sphinx moths and hornworms, that includes about 1,200 species . It is best represented in the tropics but there are species in every region . They are moderate to large in size and are distinguished among moths for their rapid,...
family.
Species
- Antinephele achloraAntinephele achloraAntinephele achlora is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Holland in 1892, and is found from forests from Sierra Leone to Uganda and western Kenya.The length of the forewings is 19-23 mm. The body and wings are very dark brown...
- Holland, 1892 - Antinephele anomalaAntinephele anomalaAntinephele anomala is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Butler in 1882, and is known from Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria. It is considered most similar to Antinephele achlora....
- (Butler, 1882) - Antinephele camerunensis - Clark, 1937
- Antinephele efulaniAntinephele efulaniAntinephele efulani is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Clark in 1926, and is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon and Cameroon....
- Clark, 1926 - Antinephele lunulataAntinephele lunulataAntinephele lunulata is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Rothschild and Jordan in 1903, and is known from forests and wooded habitats from Sierra Leone to Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania, as well as Madagascar.The length of the forewings...
- Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 - Antinephele maculiferaAntinephele maculiferaAntinephele maculifera is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Holland in 1889, and is known from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. It is also found in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is known from forests and wooded habitats.The length of the...
- Holland, 1889 - Antinephele marcidaAntinephele marcidaAntinephele marcida is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It was described by Holland in 1893, and is found from forests from Cameroon to Uganda and western Kenya....
- Holland, 1893 - Antinephele muscosaAntinephele muscosaAntinephele muscosa is a moth of the Sphingidae family. It is found from Ghana to Gabon.The abdomen is bright blue-green dorsally. The forewing upperside is generally mid-brown and the area between the basal and antemedian bands is pale brown. The median area is usually mid-brown but sometimes pale...
- Holland, 1889