Nephele maculosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

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Nomenclature

Subtribe: Macroglossina

Genus: Nephele

Species:

Nephele maculosa Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Usage:

valid

Reference:

A revision of the lepidopterous family Sphingidae 558

Type data:

SYNTYPES [4♂] «Upper Congo» [Democratic Republic of Congo]: Yakusu, Stanley Falls, v«.1900» (Rev. K. Smith) [NHMUK].

Taxonomic Notes:

Proposed as a subspecies of Nephele funebris. Raised to species status by Rothschild, 1919, Novit. Zool. 26: 230.

Nomenclature notes:

The name “maculosa” also applies to the form lacking the forewing white spot.

Synonyms: 1

Media

Nephele maculosa, male, upperside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Belge, Ituri River, N. Bank, Penghe

Nephele maculosa, male, upperside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Belge, Ituri River, N. Bank, Penghe

Nephele maculosa, male, underside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Belge, Ituri River, N. Bank, Penghe

Nephele maculosa, male, underside. Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo Belge, Ituri River, N. Bank, Penghe

Nephele maculosa, female, upperside. Sierra Leone

Nephele maculosa, female, upperside. Sierra Leone

Nephele maculosa, female, underside. Sierra Leone

Nephele maculosa, female, underside. Sierra Leone

Distribution