Nephele Oenopion
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''Nephele oenopion'' is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is known from Africa. The larvae feed on ''
Mussaenda arcuata ''Mussaenda'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are native to the African and Asian tropics and subtropics. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants. Species ''Mussaenda'' includes the following species: * ' ...
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Subspecies

*''Nephele oenopion oenopion'' (from Gabon to Tanzania and Kenya and Madagascar) *''Nephele oenopion continentis'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (forests from Sierra Leone to Congo and East Africa) *''Nephele oenopion stictica'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1903 (Comoro Islands) *''Nephele oenopion transitoria'' Turlin, 1996 (Comoro Islands)


References

Nephele (moth) Moths described in 1824 Moths of Madagascar Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Insects of the Central African Republic Moths of the Comoros Moths of Mauritius Lepidoptera of the Republic of the Congo Lepidoptera of Gabon Moths of Réunion Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Macroglossini-stub