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
male, collected in Sierra Leone
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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  1. ^ "Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. ^ 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.