African Moths Gambia


 

Nephele oenopion (Hübner, 1824)

 

SYNONYMS
Orneus oenopion,


SPECIES IN GENUS :- 19
accentifera, aequivalens, argentifera, bipartita, comma, comorana, densoi, discifera, funebris, Iannini, leighi, maculosa, monostigma, oenopion, peneus, rectangulata, rosae, vau, xylina,

 

DISTRIBUTION
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DRCongo, Gabon, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, La Reunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Serra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda,

 

LARVAL FOODPLANTS
Mussaenda arcuata,

Nephele oenopion
Upperside (GA)
 
Upperside
 
Upperside
Nephele oenopion   Nephele oenopion   Nephele oenopion
Photo: JL. Albert
 
Photo: Oxford Museum
 
Photo: Oxford Museum
Upperside (UG)
 
Upperside (RE)
 
Upperside
Nephele oenopion   Nephele oenopion   Nephele oenopion
Photo: T. Baron
 
Photo: M. Bippus
 
Photo: SMCR - Sphingidae Museum, Czech Republic
Underside (UG)
 
Underside (GM)
 
Live (RE)
Nephele oenopion   Nephele oenopion   Nephele oenopion
Photo: T. Baron
 
 
Photo: M. Bippus
 
Distribution Map
 
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