Antinephele maculifera
Antinephele maculifera is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[1] It was described by William Jacob Holland in 1889, and is known from Sierra Leone to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is also found in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. It is known from forests and wooded habitats.[2]
| Antinephele maculifera | |
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| male, collected in Sierra Leone | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Antinephele |
| Species: | A. maculifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 | |
References
- "Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
- 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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