Biology:Antinephele lunulata

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Short description: Species of moth

Antinephele lunulata
Antinephele lunulata lunulata BMNHE813372 male up.jpg
An incomplete male specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sphingidae
Genus: Antinephele
Species:
A. lunulata
Binomial name
Antinephele lunulata
Rothschild & Jordan, 1903
Synonyms
  • Antinephele weberi Clark, 1923

Antinephele lunulata is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[1] 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 the Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania,[2] as well as Madagascar .

Subspecies

  • Antinephele lunulata lunulata
  • Antinephele lunulata turlini - Darge, 1972 (Madagascar)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3330031 entry