Nephele argentifera - Silver-barred nephele

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Nephele argentifera

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, plateau above Nhagutua Gorge, Gorongosa National Park, Cheringoma.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Rwanda, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe And South Africa.
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Related plant species:
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeLandolphia buchananii (Larval foodplant)
Apocynaceae subfamilies Apocynoideae and RauvolfioideaeLandolphia kirkii (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Pinhey, E.C.G. (1975), Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa, Thomas Meikle Series No. 2, Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town, p. 67.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Nephele argentifera .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402390, retrieved 28 March 2024

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