Atemnora westermannii - Westermann's hummingbird

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Atemnora westermannii

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Aruwimi River, DR Congo.

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and Madagascar.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
LoganiaceaeStrychnos (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
Literature: Pinhey, E.C.G. (1975), Hawk Moths of Central and Southern Africa, Thomas Meikle Series No. 2, Longmans Southern Africa, Cape Town, p. 92.
africanmoths.com

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Atemnora westermannii .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=402350, retrieved 13 May 2025

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