Biology:Antinephele maculifera
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Short description: Species of moth
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
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Binomial name | |
Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889
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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]
References
- ↑ "Antinephele maculifera Holland, 1889 sec CATE Sphingidae, 2009". Cate-sphingidae.org. http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Antinephele/maculifera.html. 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51111621#page/279/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q2056415 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinephele maculifera.
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